Mass demobilization, not elite capture alone, defines twenty-first century politics

Evidence

Instead of the mass parties of the twentieth century, leftists were faced with a profoundly demobilized civil society which had driven citizens out of politics altogether, rendering the relations between elites and citizens highly volatile. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 17

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Contemporary right-wing populist followings lack the mass organization fascism required — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 32; Populism proved a transient politics because its age runs on short-term exit options — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 345