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Explores the reasons the insurrectionists who entered the US Capitol on January 6, 2020, offered for their actions and relates them to theories of populism.
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The January 6 insurrection constituted a significant assault on US democracy. The ongoing insistence of Donald Trump and his supporters that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" from him has threatened the legitimacy of the US political system. Assessing these events is crucial for American democracy.
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This page is a summary of: Insurrectionary Populism? Assessing the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, Populism, October 2021, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/25888072-bja10025.
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