Populist discourse: critical approaches to contemporary politics
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Unravelling populist discourse -- Populism, a difficult concept to define -- Populism as a global phenomenon -- Types of populism -- The aims and contents of this edited volume -- References -- Part I Populism, politics and communication -- Chapter 1 The politics of authenticity in populist discourse: Rhetorical analysis of a parliamentary speech by Podemos -- Introduction -- The populist alternative to representative democracy -- The authenticity policy -- The emotional rhetoric of populism -- Populism as a rhetorical metaphor -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2 The rise of populist parties in Italy: Techno-populism between neo-liberalism and direct democracy -- Introduction -- Do we need a definition? -- Neo-liberal discourse, emergent populism and depoliticisation -- Old and new populism: the emergence of techno-populism -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Rewriting the news: The amphibious relationship between populist Podemos and print media in Spain -- Introduction: the journalist/politician hybrid -- Visibility: in league with the media -- Authenticity: at war with the media -- Efficacy? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Populism and the media factor: A comparative perspective on the Portuguese presidential candidates -- Introduction -- Populism in democratic systems -- Methodology and objectives -- First stage of the analysis: non-partisan presidents and potentially populist candidates -- Second stage of the analysis: mediated populism in the Portuguese 2011 and 2016 presidential elections -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References.