Author

Samuel Issacharoff is the Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law. His wide-ranging research deals with issues in civil procedure (especially complex litigation and class actions), law and economics, constitutional law, particularly with regard to voting rights and electoral systems, and employment law. He is one of the pioneers in the law of the political process, where his Law of Democracy casebook (co-authored with Stanford’s Pam Karlan and NYU’s Rick Pildes) and dozens of articles have helped to create a vibrant new area of constitutional law. He is also a leading figure in the field of procedure, both in the academy and outside. He served as the reporter for the Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation of the American Law Institute.

Democracy Unmoored: Populism and the Corruption of Popular Sovereignty

Topic Discussed

  1. Current Populism vs. Past Populism
  2. The Demand for Immediacy
  3. Conditions That Give Rise to Populism
  4. Wealth Distribution & Elite-Working Class Disconnect
  5. Infrastructure Development & Governmental Competence
  6. How to Make Social Media Work for Democracy
  7. How to Be a Better Participant in Democracy

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