Politsplaining: Populism Breeds Populism
In: CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13919
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In: Studia politica: Romanian political science review ; revista română de ştiinţă politică, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 481-490
This introductory article presents a short overview of the evolution of populism since the late-19th century forms to the most recent Western European formulas. Starting from a short conceptual inquiry, the article provides a precise analytical picture of the different changes in the form and content of populism across time and space. Previously connected with radical right formulas, the article illustrates how different new populist parties have partly embraced a left-wing program such as in the case of Podemos in Spain or La France insoumise in the French case. The last part of the article provides possible scenarios for the future. In particular, despite the recent evolutions in the Austrian, Dutch and French elections, the analysis stresses the fact that the populist mood has progressively influenced traditional politics (i.e. the topic of immigration, the search of charismatic figures, the questioning of representative democracy). The article concludes with an open question about the future of a populist from below.
In: Contemporary Political Theory
This article focuses on two issues involved in the formation and political trajectory of populist representations within political antagonism. First, it explores the role of crisis in the articulation of populist discourse. This problematic is far from new within theories of populism but has recently taken a new turn. We thus purport to reconsider the way populism and crisis are related, mapping the different modalities this relation can take and advancing further their theorization from the point of view of a discursive theory of the political, drawing primarily on the Essex School perspective initially developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Second, this will involve focusing on the antagonistic language games developed around populist representations, something that has not attracted equal attention. Highlighting the need to study anti-populism together with populism, focusing on their mutual constitution, we will test the ensuing theoretical framework in an analysis of SYRIZA, a recent and, as a result, under-researched example of egalitarian, inclusionary populism emerging within the European crisis landscape.
In: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2001
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In: Soundings: a journal of politics and culture, Band 72, Heft 72, S. 31-47
ISSN: 1741-0797
Populism refers to forms of politics that put 'the people' at their centre, but the way 'the people' is understood varies widely. Questions of left populism have gained significant traction and engagement in the last decade - and this is a key focus of this article. While recognising
the importance of Ernesto Laclau's analysis in On Populist Reason, the authors argue that his work is hindered by an overly formalist account of the political. Stuart Hall's writings on Thatcherism offer a more contextual and situated engagement with particular populist strategies,
and have continuing relevance for understanding right-wing populism. Podemos in Spain and Syriza in Greece offer actually existing experiences of left populism. We discuss three limitations in their strategies: their 'nationed' narratives of the crisis; the relationship between the parties'
leadership and grassroots politics; and the nature of their engagement with internationalist political projects. Part of the critical terms series
In: Contributions to the history of concepts, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 47-68
ISSN: 1874-656X
The concept of populism has generated endless controversy marked by both the contrasting political feelings it conveys and a particular problem of definition. This article—based on political speeches, academic literature, and relevant online sources, such as Google Ngram Viewer, catalogs of great libraries, and digital archives of newspapers—adopts a pragmatic approach to the concept throughout its history, from the moment when the noun appeared in North American political life in the late nineteenth century until the most recent "populist moment" in response to the economic crisis that started in 2008. The study of its changing meanings shows, however, some elements of continuity that make sense of what Margaret Canovan defined as "a notoriously vague term."
In: Studies in comparative international development: SCID, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 250-269
ISSN: 1936-6167
In: Histoire_372Politique: politique, culture, société ; revue électronique du Centre d'Histoire de Sciences Po, Heft 42
ISSN: 1954-3670
In: Political insight, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 33-35
ISSN: 2041-9066
In: Critique internationale, Band 13, Heft 4, S. 61
ISSN: 1777-554X
In: Christen-democratische verkenningen: CDV, S. 26-36
ISSN: 0167-9155
In: Comparative Political Theory, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 170-186
ISSN: 2666-9773
The emergence of left populism, mainly in Southern Europe, in the decade of 2010, questioned the impression that populism in Europe was only right-wing oriented. On the other hand, the expansion of populism as a common denomination favored the perception that all populisms were the same, regardless of ideology: a threat to democracy. It explains why many left parties are reluctant towards being labelled as populist. Besides, left-wing populism connected with the one from Latin America one decade before where the tensions between democratization and authoritarianism have been widely discussed. The European public opinion usually relates the Latin American left populist governments with authoritarianism, associated with the situation in Venezuela first with Hugo Chávez and, especially, now with Nicolás Maduro. For this reason, left populism in Europe was made suspicious of being authoritarian.
In: European political science: EPS ; serving the political science community ; a journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 476-488
ISSN: 1680-4333
In: Contemporary political theory: CPT, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 4-27
ISSN: 1476-9336
In: Savoir/agir: revue trimestrielle de l'association savoir/agir, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 95-98
ISSN: 1958-5535