The New Age of Populism: Reapproaching a Diffuse Concept

Oswald, Michael; Schäfer, Mario; Broda, Elena

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80803-7_1

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“…Populism is a form of political activity, attitude, or discourse without a fixed belief system that can be attached to left-leaning, as well as right-leaning ideologies (Bugaric & Kuhelj, 2018;Oswald et al, 2022;Tushnet, 2019). Because the phenomenon's ambiguity, its definitions are often contested.…”

Section: Defining Populismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Conspiracy Theories and Populism: Analyzing the Trumpian Embrace of Conspiracy Narratives as a Political Instrument

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2023

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The attack on its Capitol on January 6, 2021, was an unprecedented event in the history of the United States. It was made more peculiar by the fact that the conspiracy theory (CT) that the election had been fraudulent was spread by the outgoing president, Donald Trump, too. The purpose of this research is to show that CTs are suitable political tools for populists, as both are based on the division of society and appeal to alienated, dissatisfied groups. The main conclusion of the research is that populism and CTs spread because of political polarization, which, in turn, these narratives themselves deepen. For this reason, the populist use of conspiracy theories is almost inevitable.

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Section: Defining Populismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The sole defender of the people is the populist leader, who acts as the voice of their grievances. It is against mediated politics, is anti-pluralist, projects a "frontier of antagonism" (Arato, 2019(Arato, , 1107 onto the out-group, and, importantly, can remain within democratic boundaries (Oswald et al 2022).…”

Section: Defining Populismmentioning

confidence: 99%