The paper discusses the use and abuse of the term “populism and presents a spectrum of populisms. The author suggests the replace poipulism by more specific notions, like authoritarian nationalism, xenophobic nationalism etc.

With a focus on Trumpism the paper discusses how authoritarian regimes treat political power as private property (regarding in particular the concept of power and succession)

The article addresses the question how patriarchy and neoliberalism inform autocratic rule, how they shape the institutional setting and decision-making.