The Ideational Approach to Populism

Concept, Theory, and Analysis
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-71651-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 943 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy

Populism is on the rise in Europe and the Americas. Scholars increasingly understand populist forces in terms of their ideas or discourse, one that envisions a cosmic struggle between the will of the common people and a conspiring elite. In this volume, we advance populism scholarship by proposing a causal theory and methodological guidelines – a research program – based on this ideational approach. This program argues that populism exists as a set of widespread attitudes among ordinary citizens, and that these attitudes lie dormant until activated by weak democratic governance and policy failure. It offers methodological guidelines for scholars seeking to measure populist ideas and test their effects. And, to ground the program empirically, it tests this theory at multiple levels of analysis using original data on populist discourse across European and US party systems; case studies of populist forces in Europe, Latin America, and the US; survey data from Europe and Latin America; and experiments in Chile, the US, and the UK. The result is a truly systematic, comparative approach that helps answer questions about the causes and effects of populism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hawkins, Kirk A

Carlin, Ryan E

Littvay, Levente

Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Concept, Theory and Method Section I. Measuring populist ideas 1. Textual analysis: Big data approaches. 2. Textual analysis: The UK party system. 3. Textual analysis: Croatian presidentail candidates. 4. Expert Surveys. 5. Elite Surveys. 6. Public opinion surveys: Existing measures. 7. Public opinion survey: A new measure. Section 2. Testing the ideational theory. 8. Populist Mobilization across Time and Space. 9. Populist success in Latin America and Western Europe: Ideational and Party-System-Centered Explanations. 10. Populist voting in Chile, Greece, Spain and Bolivia.11. Populist Success: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. 12. Populism in Spain: The role of intellectuals in Podemos. 13. Populism in Venezuela: The role of the opposition. 14. Populism in Belgium: Nativist-cynical perceptions. 15. Populism in the US: The evolution of the Trump constituency. 16. Activating populist attitudes: the role of corruption. 17. Populist voters: The role of authoritarianism and ideology. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Kirk A. Hawkins, Brigham Young University, USA.

Ryan E. Carlin, Georgia State University, USA.

Levente Littvay, Central European University, Hungary.

Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.