Populism and the Crisis of Democracy

Fitzi, Gregor; Mackert, Jürgen; Turner, Bryan S.

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“…In our view, the three case studies, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil, allow us to see clearly the multiplicity of political struggles taking place in the region, since they concern the deposition of a left-wing populist leader (Bolivia), protests against a right-wing conservative government (Chile) and the election of a right-wing extremist (Brazil), all taking place within a year. We addressed a particular understanding that populists, left-wing or right-wing, in Europe or Latin America, mobilize the term "the people" in a variety of ways, delimiting the boundaries of who the people are, who is in and who is out (Fitzi et al 2019). Populists say they represent "the people" (in Latin America, "el pueblo"/"o povo") against others, be they corrupt elites, transnational corporations, international finance institutions, globalists, leftists, migrants, refugees and so on.…”

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A “Pink Tide” Then a “Turn to the Right”: Populisms and Extremism in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century

Salgado

Sandrin

2020

Financial Crisis Management and Democracy

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A “Pink Tide” Then a “Turn to the Right”: Populisms and Extremism in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century

Salgado

Sandrin

2020

Financial Crisis Management and Democracy

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“…Before exploring the values (or lack of them) of the relationship between populism and social networks, we shall first take a brief overview of this political phenomenon. Works that study populism primarily consider it to be a phenomenon that does not have much uniting power, it is a chameleon, meaning it changes and adapts according to the regions, history, countries, and realities in which it appears (Wieviorka, 1993;Fitzi et al, 2019). What's more, this term is contested in the political context (Panizza, 2005;Müller, 2016) and is also considered that "there is some confusion in the academy around characterizing elements of populism and those related to the host ideologies of populist parties" (Fernández-García & Luengo, 2018, p. 58).…”

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“…The more democratic access to information afforded by the internet has allowed populists to use it to directly address the media and to affect public opinion without going through the filter of gatekeepers (Engeser et al, 2017). Affecting public opinion is used heavily by populists since conventional politicians still seem to have a certain inability to work with social networks, according to Fitzi et al (2019). Bartlett (2014, p. 106) complements this view well when he explains that the type of message conveyed by populists, characterized by simplifying complex problems, works well on social networks: "humor, outspokenness, pithy put-downs and catchy slogans: these are the DNA of cyber culture".…”

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Populism, Twitter, and Political Communication

Mangerotti

Ribeiro

Aldea

2021

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– The main objective of this paper is to understand populism and its relationship with social media, in particular, to analyze the official Twitter account of the former presidential candidate of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. This paper starts with a theoretical review of the definition of populism presented by classic authors such as Boyte and Riessman (1986) and Bell (1992), and by more contemporary authors such as Mudde (2004), Panizza (2005), and Müller (2016). This article also seeks to identify whether the key characteristics of populism were present in the political campaign narratives. Starting from a qualitative and quantitative analysis of content shared on Twitter, we identified populist messages in Bolsonaro’s election campaigns, particularly ones that tend to blame the elites and trigger society’s fears. RESUMO – O principal objetivo deste artigo é compreender o populismo e a sua relação com as redes sociais, em particular, analisar a conta oficial do Twitter do então candidato a presidente do Brasil Jair Bolsonaro. Partindo de um levantamento teórico sobre a definição do populismo, desde autores clássicos como Boyte e Riessman (1986) e Bell (1992), até outros da atualidade como Mudde (2004), Panizza (2005) e Müller (2016), o artigo procura, também, entender se as características-chave do populismo estiveram presentes nas narrativas da candidatura de Bolsonaro. Partindo de uma análise qualitativa e quantitativa do conteúdo partilhado no Twitter, demonstrou-se a presença de mensagens populistas nas campanhas deste político, em particular numa dimensão relacionada com a culpabilização das elites e o instigar dos medos da sociedade. RESUMEN - El objetivo principal de este trabajo es comprender el populismo y su relación con las redes sociales, en particular, analizar la cuenta oficial de Twitter del entonces candidato a la presidencia de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro. Partiendo de una revisión teórica de la definición de populismo, desde autores clásicos como Boyte y Riessman (1986) y Bell (1992), hasta otros de la actualidad como Mudde (2004), Müller (2016) y Panizza (2005), el artículo busca, además, comprender si las características clave del populismo estuvieron presentes en las narrativas de la candidatura de Bolsonaro. A partir de un análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo del contenido compartido en Twitter, se demostró la presencia de mensajes populistas en las campañas de este político brasileño, particularmente en una dimensión relacionada con la culpabilización de las élites y la instigación de los miedos de la sociedad.

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“…Representation is all important in democracy, but it is biased by inequality. In fact, rampant inequality is at the basis of the ills of present democratic systems (Fitzi et al, 2018;International IDEA, 2019). Power relations here are crucial, and must be explored when dealing with the emergence of a new technology (intrinsically linked with economic rationale, profit accumulation, .…”

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The Democracy to Come? An Enquiry Into the Vision of Blockchain-Powered E-Voting Start-Ups

Imperial

2021

Front. Blockchain

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This research sets out to analyze the message promoted by start-up enterprises that apply blockchain technologies for the purpose of e-voting [blockchain-powered e-voting (BPE)], and their perceived effects of this technological solution on democratic outcomes. Employing Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis (CDA), I examined the written output of seven BPE start-ups (Agora, DemocracyEarth, Follow My Vote, Polys, Voatz, Votem, and VoteWatcher), as displayed in their websites. The close attention of CDA to power relations brought out relevant topics of discussion for analysis. Notably, these included: voting as an expression of democracy; technological determinism; individual versus communitarian understandings of democracy; the prominence of neoliberalism and the economic sphere; and technological literacy. Findings from the literature suggest that the assumptions of BPE start-ups about a blockchain-powered democracy diverge from widely accepted understandings of democracy. BPE start-ups envision a democracy determined by positions and institutions of power, by the technologically able, and by economic interests. This research argues that this conception of democracy disempowers voters from any form of decision-making regarding how democracy is run beyond their expression in the form of a vote decided by these established powers. The widespread addresses to existing elites to enable BPE, as well as what is left unsaid about community, collective rights and the not so technologically literate population, imply that BPE developers display concern for one particular expression among the many diverse and heterogeneous understandings of democracy, while disregarding outstanding privacy, security and accountability concerns associated to implementations of the technology for BPE. This work is a contribution to much needed research on technology and democracy’s deepening intersections, at a time of rapid technological innovation and turbulent democratic scepticism.

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Populism and the Crisis of Democracy

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