Download or read book Élitism, Populism, and European Politics written by Jack Ernest Shalom Hayward and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of public support for European political leaders and institutions has provoked a populist challenge. In this edited collection, Jack Hayward analyses the way this is reflected in the media, representative bodies, parties, and organized interests in a context of severe economic constraints upon public expectations.