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Lessons from Brexit and Trump: populism is what happens when political parties lose control

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Bogaards, M. Lessons from Brexit and Trump: populism is what happens when political parties lose control. Z Vgl Polit Wiss 11, 513–518 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12286-017-0352-y

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