The Populism of Islamist Preachers in Indonesia's 2019 Presidential Election.
The literature on populism in Asian countries over the past two decades has generally featured charismatic and often autocratic leaders, as notably demonstrated elsewhere by the rise (and fall) of Thaksin Shinawatra due to his vehement rhetoric that antagonized political elites in Bangkok, Rodrigo D...
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