Populistic discourse and democracy
Abstract
Populism constitutes one of the most topical issues in contemporary political research. However, the heterogeneity of the forms it takes on a global scale – increasingly so in the European context – highlight the need for a renewal in its social-scientific exploration. Within the context of our research, we have purported to develop a rigorous yet flexible theoretical framework for the identification and comparative analysis of populist phenomena. From a methodological point of view, this process was based on discourse analysis, especially the Essex School, which was also enriched by a number of other qualitative, quantitative and lexicometric methods. Our empirical analysis focused on: (1) Contemporary left-wing populism in Latin America; (2) Extreme right-wing populism in Europe; (3) The populism/anti-populism antithesis in conditions of crisis. This paper summarizes the research conducted, emphasizing its main conclusions.
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Σταυρακάκης Γ., Νικήσιανης Ν., Κιουπκιολής Α., Κατσαμπέκης Γ., & Σιώμος Θ. (2017). Populistic discourse and democracy. Greek Political Science Review, 43, 47–78. https://doi.org/10.12681/hpsa.14405
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