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

Psychotherapy, as a quintessential human-centered science, encounters representatives of social and political sciences, philosophy, art, and the church. With the psychoanalytic concept of seduction as a guide, the book seeks convergence with other directions for understanding populism.