EAN: 9783319967578

POPULISM AROUND THE WORLD GEBUNDEN

This book provides a global overview of populist actors and strategies around the globe from a
comparative perspective. By presenting six country studies on the United States  France  Poland
Turkey  the Philippines and Argentina  the contributors analyze how parties from both the
radical left and right use a populist discourse combining people-centrism  anti-elitism  and
the exclusion of certain population cohorts from the national community. They illustrate how
populist actors mobilize and persuade citizens by using simple and slogan-based language and
charismatic leadership while offering simple solutions to complex problems.Each case study
describes the history of populism in the respective country  current populist actors  the
strategies these parties and movements employ  and how successful these tactics are within the
population. These case studies are embedded within two theoretical chapters that link the cases
to the theoretical and empirical literature on populism. This timely book will appeal to anyone
interested in understanding the current enormous appeal of populist movements around the globe.

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