What is populism? How does it combine with both radical right and radical left wing politics? And what is its significance for Jews in the Diaspora and in Israel of populist challenges to liberal democracy?
The possible re-election of Donald Trump is the most potent symbol of the rise of populist leaders who claim to speak in the name of the people against corrupt or unrepresentative elites. Join Toby for a deep dive into why populism has become so popular.
Dr. Toby Greene is a Visiting Fellow in the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics, and a Lecturer in the Politics Department at Bar Ilan University. He has a background in policy research and political communications. His research and teaching focus on foreign policy, especially in Europe and the Middle East.
He publishes and lectures widely for academic, professional and general audiences and is the author of Blair, Labour & Palestine: Conflicting Views on Middle East Peace After 9/11 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013). Before entering academia, Toby was the Director of Research for BICOM, and the founding Deputy Editor of its journal Fathom.
