Containing Populism: Stability in a time of upheaval

Pro-democracy campaigners hold yellow umbrellas as they march outside the city's legislature in Hong Kong on June 17, 2015

I have written extensively about the rise of far left and far right movements in the United States (USA) and Europe and their impact on politics in their regions and beyond.

However, if one were to study this phenomenon surgically, one would realise that these movements have been gathering steam and even mainstream acceptance in the aftermath of the 2008 great recession that blighted the entire world economy.