While populism is often understood as a reaction to neoliberalism, this paper investigates neoliberalism host ideology of populism. Building on Wendy Brown, I argue that the populist, Italian 5 Star Movement (5SM) conforms neoliberalism’s normative reason. Rather than democratic, form neoliberal unravels collective and political body people, reducing it an uninformed mass be directed by technoc...

This Special Issue provides diverse multidisciplinary entry points that convey the multi-layered complexity of interactions between radical right populism, gender issues, and religious questions. It fills a gap in scholarship dealing with political social manifestations populism. From theoretical point view, connections populism religion, respectively, have received growing scholarly attention....

This paper assesses how parties strategically vary their populist positions in party competition. The useful conceptualization of populism as a matter degree has been established by previous studies. However, we know little about the conditions that drive to alter and, importantly, whether this varies between mainstream and parties. analyzes impact vote office loss on parties’ position-taking. ...

After Trump and Brexit, a dominant narrative emerged that portrayed the rise of right-wing populism as backlash to neoliberalism. While it is true during heydays neoliberal globalization in 1980s 1990s, relationship between two more complex than often assumed. In series countries, with, rather against The particular combination “neoliberal populism,” however, still underexplored. Studying this ...

Against a background of increasing electoral support populist political actors in Europe and beyond, this study offers an exploratory inquiry into modern Ukrainian populism. The article examines communication, broadcast on the most highly rated television talk shows, eve 2019 presidential election, which was completed two rounds. A qualitative content analysis communication acts (n=283) shows t...

This paper examines the existing literature on relationship between religion and populism, is intended as a starting point for further examination of relationships religion, emotions. systematically reviews various aspects populist phenomenon. After discussion different definitions this looks at how discusses causes mainly socio-economic factors emotive factors. Then it populism interact can be...

This study examines the relationship between populism, nationalism and religion through evidence from Turkey’s Justice Development Party (AKP) rule. The literature on populism’s rapport with has developed in isolation burgeoning theorization of populism-religion nexus. a two-fold contribution. Theoretically, it advances historical approach to deepen our understanding widespread appeal contempor...