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Stanley, Maureen Tobin; Zinn, Gesa

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“…This was not entirely surprising since it was, again, consistent with the ideas put forward by these parties before the election – for instance, Law and Justice's pledge to fight ‘legal impossibilism’, meaning the constraints placed on the executive by ‘liberal’ laws (including the constitution) and by the ‘corporations of lawyers and judges’ (cited in Kucharczyk 2007: 11). Unhappy with the 1997 constitution, Law and Justice had advocated the creation of a ‘Fourth Republic’ based on Catholic and ‘social’ values (Pankowski 2010: 153), a reform predicated on the need for systemic change and moral and political renewal, after the years in which corrupt, self-serving and unpatriotic elites had allegedly ruled the country (Stanley 2011: 266). The proposed changes would have posed a further threat to liberal values, since it was envisaged that the president would have enjoyed the power to legislate even against the wishes of parliament (Sadurski 2007: 16–17), not to mention that all references to the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in the current constitution would have been removed (Pankowski 2010: 154).…”

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“…The new Law and Justice leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski – the twin brother of the president – became prime minister in July 2006, and the coalition survived until the following summer, when it collapsed due to infighting between the allies. This led to elections in October 2007 in which the League of Polish Families and Self-Defence disappeared from the parliamentary scene, partially swallowed by Law and Justice, which increased its vote share to 32 per cent (Stanley 2011: 267).…”

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Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Albertazzi¹,

Mueller²

2013

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The enduring electoral success of populist parties across Europe and the increasing opportunities they have gained to access government in recent years bring once more into relief the question of whether populism and democracy are fully compatible. In this article we show how, despite playing different roles in government within very different political systems, and despite the numerous constraints placed upon them (for instance, EU membership, international law and domestic checks and balances), populist parties consistently pursued policies that clashed with fundamental tenets of liberal democracy. In particular, the idea that the power of the majority must be limited and restrained, the sanctity of individual rights and the principle of the division of powers have all come under threat in contemporary Europe. This has contributed to the continuing erosion of the liberal consensus, which has provided one of the fundamental foundations of the European project from its start.

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Section: Assessing the Challenge To Liberal Democracy: The Empirical mentioning

confidence: 99%

Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Albertazzi¹,

Mueller²

2013

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144

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“…Although Poland's divides are multidimensional, they have been generally interpreted as a single regionally based cleavage between ‘Poland A’ of the liberal north-west, urban centres and transition ‘winners’, and ‘Poland B’ of the nationalist-conservative south-east, rural areas and transition ‘losers’ (Stanley 2015). Wałęsa's role is crucial because, following the reduction of inequality under communism, he first politicized divides by appealing to constituents in ‘Poland B’ and then facilitated further liberalization that aggravated divides.…”

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The Social Bases of Populist Domination: Market Reforms and Popular Reactions in Latin America and Post-Communist Europe

Binev

2022

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This article explains why only some post-neoliberal populists successfully keep themselves in power, thereby dominating political systems over the long term. Based on cross-regional dual paired comparisons of ‘crucial’ cases in the Andes and Central Europe, it advances a theory emphasizing societal reactions rooted in prior neoliberal critical junctures. I argue that where well-established and programmatic social democratic parties engaged in bait-and-switch reforms, subsequent populists mobilized extensive electoral coalitions with core support from former leftist constituents, based on which they built organizational capacities for the provision of national public goods that reinforced their popularity over the long term. By contrast, where personalistic leaders politicized regionally based divides through identity-priming appeals and then disproportionately hurt core supporters through bait-and-switch reforms, subsequent populists mobilized more segmented electoral coalitions, built less cohesive parties and provided limited public goods, which undermined their popularity as incumbents. By underscoring parallels in two different world regions, the article challenges institutionalist accounts of populist domination and offers a novel societally focused perspective.

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Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

The Social Bases of Populist Domination: Market Reforms and Popular Reactions in Latin America and Post-Communist Europe

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