Populist Political Communication in Europe

by Toril Aalberg

Author	: Toril Aalberg
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 413
Release	: 2016-07-01
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1317224744

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In an increasing number of countries around the world, populist leaders, political parties and movements have gained prominence and influence, either by electoral successes on their own or by influencing other political parties and the national political discourse. While it is widely acknowledged that the media and the role of communication more broadly are key to understanding the rise and success of populist leaders, parties and movements, there is however very little research on populist political communication, at least in the English-speaking research literature. Originating from a research project funded by the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST), this book seeks to advance this research. It includes examinations 24 European countries, and focuses on three areas within the context of populism and populist political communication: populist actors as communicators, the media and populism and citizens and populism.

Communicating Populism

by Carsten Reinemann

Author	: Carsten Reinemann
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 276
Release	: 2019-03-14
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 0429687842

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The studies in this volume conceptualize populism as a type of political communication and investigate it comparatively, focusing on (a) politicians’ and journalists’ perceptions, (b) media coverage, and (c) effects on citizens. This book presents findings from several large-scale internationally comparative empirical studies, funded by the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST), focusing on communication and the media within the context of populism and populist political communication in Europe. The studies are based on comparative interview studies with journalists and politicians, a large-scale comparative content analysis, and a comparative cross-country experiment using nationally representative online-surveys over 15 countries. The book also includes advice for stakeholders like politicians, the media, and citizens about how to deal with the challenge of populist political communication. This enlightening volume is ‘populist’ in the best sense and will be an essential text for any scholar in political science, communication science, media studies, sociology and philosophy with an interest in populism and political communication. It does not assume specialist knowledge and will remain accessible and engaging to students, practitioners and policymakers. Chapters 1 and 12 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Twenty-First Century Populism

by D. Albertazzi

Author	: D. Albertazzi
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 260
Release	: 2007-12-14
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 0230592104

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Twenty-First Century Populism analyses the phenomenon of sustained populist growth in Western Europe by looking at the conditions facilitating populism in specific national contexts and then examining populist fortunes in those countries. The chapters are written by country experts and political scientists from across the continent.

The Growth of Populism in the Political Mainstream

by Jakob Schwörer

Author	: Jakob Schwörer
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 238
Release	: 2021-05-09
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 3030724492

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This book examines the populist communication of mainstream parties in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Spain. For a long time, populist and radical right parties have been the main subject of investigation in academic research. Yet, how mainstream parties react to the rise of such actors is less known. Scholars assume a “populist Zeitgeist”, a populist contagion claiming that the political mainstream actively engages in populist and nativist discourses. The author tests this widespread assumption analyzing whether center-left and center-right mainstream parties adopt populist messages, as well as content related to the leftist and right-wing host ideologies of populist actors. Therefore, this book is a must-read for scholars, students, and researchers of political science and electoral studies, as well as policy-makers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of populism and populist communication.

The Rise of Populism in Western Europe

by Timo Lochocki

Author	: Timo Lochocki
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 173
Release	: 2017-08-16
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 3319628550

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This book explores the question of why and under which conditions right-wing populist parties receive electoral support. The author argues that neither economic variables, nor national culture or history are what account for their successes. Instead, he illustrates that the electoral success of populist parties in Western Europe, such as the French Front National or the Alternative for Germany, is best understood as the unintended consequence of misleading political messaging on the part of established political actors. A two-level theory explains why moderate politicians have changed their approaches to political messaging, potentially benefiting the nationalist, anti-elitist and anti-immigration rhetoric of their populist contenders. Lastly, the book’s theoretical assumptions are empirically validated by case studies on the immigration societies of Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Right-Wing Populism in Europe

by Ruth Wodak

Author	: Ruth Wodak
Publisher	: A&C Black
Total Pages	: 369
Release	: 2013-05-23
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1780932456

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This volume offers a comparative survey of Far Right parties across Europe, examining in particular their changing political rhetoric. The contributors look at the development of two distinct forms of party development and discourse: The Haiderization and The Berlusconization model.

The Oxford Handbook of Populism

by Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser

Author	: Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 737
Release	: 2017
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 0198803567

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The Oxford Handbook of Populism presents the state of the art of research on populism from the perspective of Political Science. The book features work from the leading experts in the field, and synthesizes the main strands of research in four compact sections: concepts, issues, regions, and normative debates. Due to its breath, The Oxford Handbook of Populism is an invaluable resource for those interested in the study of populism, but also forexperts in each of the topics discussed, who will benefit from accounts of current discussions and research gaps, as well as a map of new directions in the study of populism.

Populism in Europe and the Americas

by Cas Mudde

Author	: Cas Mudde
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 275
Release	: 2012-05-28
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 1107023858

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The first cross-regional study to show that populism can have both positive and negative effects on democracy.

Understanding the Populist Shift

by Gabriella Lazaridis

Author	: Gabriella Lazaridis
Publisher	: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages	: 221
Release	: 2016-11-10
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1317326067

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During the European elections of 2014, one of the main issues raised by the media was the electoral performance of so called ‘populist parties’. The electorate confirmed its deep dissatisfaction with mainstream political parties, voting for far right parties in parliamentary elections in Northern Europe (Austria, Denmark, Sweden), Eastern Europe (Hungary, where the deeply anti-Semitic Jobbik party gained votes) and in France (where the French National Front won about a quarter of the vote), while in the Southern European countries, battered by austerity policies, it was the radical right and left in Greece (Golden Dawn and Syriza) and the radical left in Spain (Podemos) that obtained excellent scores. This book examines the growing trend towards far and extreme right populism that has emerged prominently in Northern (Finland), Western (Austria, Denmark, France, the UK), Southern (Greece, Italy) and Central/Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Bulgaria) since the 1990s. Providing a critical understanding of current European trends and analysing the complex phenomena covered by the notion of populism, this book will be of interest to students and scholars researching right-wing politics, as well as European politics more generally.