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Obed Ramos Ortega

Political scientist and professor at the University of Guanajuato. Master in Political Analysis from the University of Guanajuato (UG) and graduate in Political Science from the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM).

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Populism as a democratic response

The growing support in several countries for populist leaders may be worrying. However, it is plausible to think that it is a response consistent with the basic beliefs of societies affected by a process of growing economic inequality and social exclusion.