The Populist Turn in Central and Eastern Europe: Is Deliberative Democracy Part of the Solution?

Şuteu, Silvia

doi:10.1017/s1574019619000348

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“…To study these effects in the context of Slovakia is ideal for several reasons: 1) Slovakia, among the other Central and Eastern European countries, is often identified as an area with the ascendance of populist parties (Ernst et al, 2019;Suteu, 2019), especially "right-wing populists'', with the common vision -rejecting the minority groups, mainly migrants (Pejchal, 2018). However, Kazharski and Makarychev (2020) identified several cases of the populist style performed by Slovak politicians from farright to social liberal, which proves the transideological nature of populism.…”

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confidence: 99%

Populism in the pre-election period: Analysis of the social discourse on the topic of migration in Slovak parliamentary election campaign 2020

Loziak

Piterová²,

Papcunová³

2022

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The topic of migration is often used by populist and non-populist politicians in order to arouse emotions, polarise social attitudes and thus mobilise voters. The present study aims to identify themes (a cognitive aspect of attitudes) and discrete emotions (an emotional aspect of attitudes) in online social discourse as a reaction to the media posts of the main Slovak political parties on the topic of migration in the pre-election period (January-February 2020). Methodological triangulation of discourse analysis and Text mining was used to analyse the data. Analysis of the discourse revealed that articles with pro-migrant rhetoric provoked more discussion about the security and identity threat, while articles by populists provoked more discussion about the morality of elites and the economic threat of migration. The evoked sentiment throughout the discourse leaned more towards negative emotions (fear, anger) but pro-migrant articles and articles by non-populist politicians evoked also positive emotions (joy). Results indicate that rather than fear of migration, the anticipation of a change in the morale of the elites was the key element of the pre-election period in Slovakia. Limitations and implications of the study are further discussed. The value of this paper lies in focusing on both emotional and cognitive aspects of attitudes towards migration.

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Section: Context Of Slovakiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Populism in the pre-election period: Analysis of the social discourse on the topic of migration in Slovak parliamentary election campaign 2020

Loziak

Piterová²,

Papcunová³

2022

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“…The ensuing political struggle between Dragnea and President Iohannis generated by the former's legal issues, pursued by the judiciary, facilitated the appeal of populism onto the political scene. Dragnea's criminal record, which in 2016 included a conviction for electoral fraud and an indictment for abuse of public office, entrenched the party, in the spirit of Hungary and Poland, as a populist constitutional-maker (Suteu, 2019).…”

Section: The Rule Of Law Institutions and The Romanian Politics In 2015-2019mentioning

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“…Shortly after, the biggest protests in Romania's history ensued (Adi & Lilleker, 2017). Facing opposition from the judiciary and the protests, PSD's rhetoric gradually embraced populism and pursued what scholars called the 'pathology of the region, i.e., illiberalism' (Suteu, 2019). Entrenched, PSD began a struggle to discredit the judiciary.…”

Section: The Rule Of Law Institutions and The Romanian Politics In 2015-2019mentioning

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Challenging the Rule of Law in Romania: The Metamorphosis of Political Discourse towards Populism

Chiruta

2021

Problems of Post-Communism

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This article is an exploratory analysis of the political style of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), which despite being a mainstream centre-left party, has shifted from a latent to a crystalized populist rhetoric. Using qualitative content analysis of party speeches and press statements from 2015-2019, the article shows how the political style of the party becomes more populist when the domestic justice system begins to pressure leading PSD politicians. The data reveal an intersection between populist rhetoric and institutionalist discourse when PSD is trying to amend the rule of law institutions.

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“…According to Lewis et al (2018), one in four Europeans, about 170 million people, vote for populist parties. A trend to nationalist illiberalism manifests in Poland and Hungary, two former communist bloc states (Suteu, 2019). Although traditional centrist parties are under siege, what is specifically 'left' and 'right' about all the challengers, and where divisions lie, is less clear and consistent.…”

Section: Contemporary European Politiesmentioning

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Where is the middle? Considering the socio-political centre in Germany

Wood

2020

European Politics and Society

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Where is the political middle? This article revisits the concept in an era of populisms, radicals, extremists, niche parties, social movements, swinging voters, non-voters, and a shrinking 'mainstream'. The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) is a pertinent case because of its history as an archetypal consensus democracy. 'Left' and 'Right' were parameters shaping the 'middle'. Plurality and fluctuation in the electorate challenges these coordinates and change in the party system surpassed previous 'transformations'. Three crises correlated with fragmentation and upheaval. A fourth correlates with a shift, at least temporarily, back to a traditional 'centre' party. The article draws on election and polling data, surveys, party programmes, media sources, and a multidisciplinary literature.

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The Populist Turn in Central and Eastern Europe: Is Deliberative Democracy Part of the Solution?

Cited by 13 publications

References 61 publications

Populism in the pre-election period: Analysis of the social discourse on the topic of migration in Slovak parliamentary election campaign 2020

Populism in the pre-election period: Analysis of the social discourse on the topic of migration in Slovak parliamentary election campaign 2020

Challenging the Rule of Law in Romania: The Metamorphosis of Political Discourse towards Populism

Where is the middle? Considering the socio-political centre in Germany

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