Introduction to special issue on book symposium Populism and civil society: The challenge to democratic constitutionalism (2022) by Andrew Arato and Jean Cohen

Abstract

Populism and Civil Society: The Challenge to Democratic Constitutionalism (2022) by Andrew Arato and Jean Cohen is an important book that addresses a widespread and ominous phenomenon around the world: The challenge of populism. This book forms a symposium by renowned authors which gathers commentaries on Arato and Cohen’s book. From different points of view, comments, suggestions and queries are put forward, to which the authors respond. The authors’ illuminating rejoinders not only present some of their arguments in a new light but also arrive at a clarifying interpretation of their approach.