The Ideational Approach to Populism: Concept, Theory, and Analysis

ISBN-13: 9781138716513 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 442 str.

Kirk Hawkins; Ryan E. Carlin; Levente Littvay

Opis

As populist movements, parties and leaders gain support across the world, this book combines theoretical innovation, methodological rigour and detailed empirical case studies to explain this phenomenon.

Spis treści

Introduction. Concept, Theory and Method Section I. Measuring populist ideas 1. Textual analysis: Big data approaches. 2. Textual analysis: The UK party system. 3. Textual analysis: Croatian presidentail candidates. 4. Expert Surveys. 5. Elite Surveys. 6. Public opinion surveys: Existing measures. 7. Public opinion survey: A new measure. Section 2. Testing the ideational theory. 8. Populist Mobilization across Time and Space. 9. Populist success in Latin America and Western Europe: Ideational and Party-System-Centered Explanations. 10. Populist voting in Chile, Greece, Spain and Bolivia.11. Populist Success: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. 12. Populism in Spain: The role of intellectuals in Podemos. 13. Populism in Venezuela: The role of the opposition. 14. Populism in Belgium: Nativist-cynical perceptions. 15. Populism in the US: The evolution of the Trump constituency. 16. Activating populist attitudes: the role of corruption. 17. Populist voters: The role of authoritarianism and ideology. Conclusion