Populism as an endemic phenomenon of social and political life is exacerbated in times of crisis and affects developments. It concerns the individual, society, and their relationship in a way that highlights the nature and content of the individual's bonds with its collective expressions. The limits and possibilities of addressing the corrosive effects of populism are the subject of discussion in this book.

Psychoanalysis as a distinctly human-centered science encounters representatives of the social and political sciences, philosophy, art, and the church. Guided by the psychoanalytic concept of seduction, the convergence with other directions is sought for understanding populism.