Overview
- Explores possible connections between populism and nationalism as well as different forms of populism (left/right, inclusive/exclusive)
- Demonstrates the tensions between different schools of thought, especially in their application to so-called populist discourses
- Presents case studies from international contexts including Austria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Ecuador, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, the UK, and the USA
- Gives a thorough overview of discourse-theoretical and discourse-analytical approaches to populism
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Populism as an Essentially Contested Concept in Academic and Political Discourse
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Populist and Nationalist Discourses: Links and Tensions
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Populist Discourse and the Politics of (Post-)Truth
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Populist Discourse and Discourses of Gender and Sexuality
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Populist Discourse as Left-Wing and Right-Wing Political Discourse
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Populist Discourse Across the Political Spectrum
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About this book
This edited book presents a cross-disciplinary and international conversation about the discursive nature of ‘populist’ politics. Based on the idea that language and meaning making are central to the political process, the authors present research originating from disciplines such as sociology, political science, linguistics, gender studies and education, giving credence to the variety and context dependence of both populist discourse and its analysis. Using a variety of different theoretical frames, the volume examines international case studies from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, looking at different modes of populism as well as the interaction of populism with other ideologies and belief systems. The chapters draw on several disciplines, and will be of interest to scholars working in linguistics, political studies, journalism, rhetoric and discourse analysis.
Reviews
“This volume is a timely and important contribution to the manifold controversial debates about 'populisms‘. The book covers populist parties in Europe, the European Union, and beyond, in the US, Australia and South America. The systematic and detailed, excellent analyses deconstruct far-right and left-wing populist utterances in many genres and contexts and thus allow for a profound understanding of these complex and intricate phenomena.”--Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK, University of Vienna, Austria
“This is an extremely rich and much-needed addition to populism research. It provides a diverse collection of discursive approaches to populism and illuminates many cutting-edge issues like the relationship between populism and nationalism, the rubric of post-truth and the role of gender in populism. Starting from the premise that language and meaning are essential to understanding politics, Kranert has collected an astonishing ensemble of cross-disciplinary and international papers that will greatly enhance the reflexive and rigorous analysis of populist phenomena.” --Yannis Stavrakakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceEditors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Discursive Approaches to Populism Across Disciplines
Book Subtitle: The Return of Populists and the People
Editors: Michael Kranert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55038-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55037-0Published: 12 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55040-0Published: 13 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55038-7Published: 11 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 468
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Linguistics, general, Political Communication, Journalism, Social Sciences, general, Literature, general