Resilienz des Grundgesetzes im Zeitalter des Populismus

Abstract

Populists are gaining influence worldwide. It is evident from various examples around the globe that they can become a serious threat to liberal democracy by successively transforming democratic systems into autocracies. So far, hardly any effective means has been found to tackle the phenomenon. Reason enough to carefully assess the resilience of the Basic Law against authoritarian-populist attacks and to identify solutions for existing vulnarabilities.