Taking Account of the Visual Politics of Populism

Moffitt, Benjamin

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“…The latter group is inspired by the work of Ernesto Laclau, and shares commonalities with the political style approach. Moffitt (2020), for instance, merges the two into what he calls the "discursive-performative approach" (for a discussion, see Hawkins and Kaltwasser 2019, pp. 4-5).…”

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Finding Religion: Immigration and the Populist (Re)Discovery of Christian Heritage in Western and Northern Europe

Peker

2022

Religions

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Why and in what ways do far-right discourses engage with religion in geographies where religious belief, practice, and public influence are particularly low? This article examines religion’s salience in the rhetoric of leading right-wing populist parties in eight European countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Based on a qualitative content analysis of various documents such as party programmes, websites, election manifestos, reports, and speeches of their leadership, the article offers insight into the functions that Christianist discourses serve for anti-immigration stances. The findings are threefold: first, they confirm previous research suggesting that while these parties embrace Christianity as a national/civilizational heritage and identity, they are also careful to avoid references to actual belief or practice. Second, the data suggests, their secularized take on Christianity rests not simply on the omission of theological content, but also on the active framing Christianity itself as an inherently secular and progressive religion conducive to democracy. Third, and finally, they starkly contrast this notion of Christianity with Islam, believed to be incompatible due to its alleged backward and violent qualities. Emphasizing religio-cultural hierarchies—rather than ethno-racial ones—plays an indispensable role in presenting a more palatable form of boundary-making against immigrants, and helps these parties mainstream by giving their nativist cause a liberal and enlightened aura. Preliminary comparisons with traditional conservative parties, moreover, reveal that while some of the latter partially embraced a similar nativism, variations remain across countries.

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Finding Religion: Immigration and the Populist (Re)Discovery of Christian Heritage in Western and Northern Europe

Peker

2022

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“…Populism, localism, local sentiment, local engagement (Weyland, 2017) or a 'thin' ideology that cohabitates with other 'thicker' ideologies (Mudde & Rovira Kaltwasser, 2017), we suggest that this discursive-performative perspective is most amenable to understanding how the signifiers of 'the people' and 'the elite' can take on local definitional content in the case of both left and right populisms (Moffitt, 2020). In conjunction with this, we construe of localism as a set of practices, claims, and discourses that render 'the local' politically salient; that is, an ideational politics of place (Malpas, 1999).…”

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“…Overall, the literature points to two defining features of how left populism conceptualizes the local. First, recognizing that most local problems today also have national, if not global, dimensions, left-wing populism frequently equates local inequities with global dynamics, and vice versa (Steger & Wilson, 2012;Moffitt, 2020). Indeed, even when left-wing populists have their sights set on national and transnational arenas, their ambitions often retain a localized flavor: to ensure the people's ability to participate in defining their own material condition and collectively govern the local communities in which they live (Harvey, 2008).…”

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“…It is clear that place and local identity are integral to populism's political geography (McDonnell, 2006;Agnew & Shin, 2019;Heinisch et al, 2020;Moffitt, 2020;Silver et al, 2020). But the question remains: how specifically do populist discourses and practices intersect with localist discourses and practices?…”

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The Localist Turn in Populism Studies

Chou

Moffitt

Busbridge

2021

Swiss Political Sci Review

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While the study of populism has typically focused on the national level, recent years have seen a growing body of research on populism's local dimensions. Despite making important scholarly advances, this 'localist turn' has yet to develop a systematic account of how populism intersects with localism. In this research note, we broach this gap. By exploring how right-and left-wing populisms conceptualize the 'local', as well as how localist sentiments can heighten or diminish the appeal of right and left populist politics, we establish a general framework to guide future inquiry into local manifestations of populist politics. Zusammenfassung Obwohl die Populismusforschung klassischerweise die nationale Ebene betrachtet, haben Studien lokaler Dimensionen des Populismus in den letzten Jahren zugenommen. Trotz wichtiger wissenschaftlicher Fortschritte fehlt diesem «localist turn» aber noch ein systematisches Verständnis des Zusammenspiels von Populismus und Lokalismus. Diese Research Note nimmt sich dieser Forschungslücke an. Wir erkunden, wie rechte und linke Populismen das "Lokale" konzeptualisieren und wie lokalistische Stimmungen die Attraktivität rechts-und linkspopulistischer Politik erhöhen oder verringern können. So schaffen wir einen allgemeinen Rahmen für zukünftige Untersuchungen lokaler Erscheinungsformen populistischer Politik. RésuméAlors que l'étude du populisme s'est généralement concentrée sur le niveau national, ces dernières années ont vu un

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“… 2 This involves shifting to what Moffitt (2020, pp. 17, 18) describes as a ‘strategic’ perspective—in contrast to the ‘ideational’ perspective favoured by Mudde.…”

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Populism and the ‘Narrow Corridor’ of Liberty and Justice

Miller

Zissimos

2022

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Populist responses to matters of social concern are considered in a framework like that of Acemoglu and Robinson’s ‘narrow corridor’ that supports liberty and justice. We discuss the risk that such responses could result in a country being pushed out of this narrow corridor—and, if so, with what long-run consequences. We conclude that a political system of ‘checks and balances’ can play a key role in keeping the society within the narrow corridor; but it is incumbent on the existing political system to confront the issues of populist concern so as to come up with creative solutions.

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Taking Account of the Visual Politics of Populism

Cited by 37 publications

References 11 publications

Finding Religion: Immigration and the Populist (Re)Discovery of Christian Heritage in Western and Northern Europe

Finding Religion: Immigration and the Populist (Re)Discovery of Christian Heritage in Western and Northern Europe

The Localist Turn in Populism Studies

Populism and the ‘Narrow Corridor’ of Liberty and Justice

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