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Westminster Watch Episode 61

Dr Jason Edwards, Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, discusses the role of populism across a range of recent political events - from Brexit, to the election of Donald Trump, to the rise of the far-right Front National in France - as well as commenting on how populism is playing out in the UK general election campaigns.

He also discusses populism in the context of wider ideas about sovereignty and control.

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The impact of populism on modern politics: interview with Dr Jason Edwards

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Westminster Watch Episode 61

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