Civilizational populism is readily observable in Turkish politics. This study analyzes how the ruling political parties Turkey (Islamist JDP and ultra-nationalist NAP) reframe extant civilizational ideas into a populist format to reproduce for ideological pragmatic reasons. The research implements two-level analysis of populism. On first level, article reveals intellectual origins on civilizati...

Philosophers conceptualized bullshit as persuasive communication that has no regard for truth, knowledge, or evidence. In psychology, research mostly investigated pseudo-profound bullshit, but study examined in the political context. present research, we operationalized receptivity endorsing vague statements, slogans, and programs. We relationship of...

Abstract In 2020, governments were faced with addressing the health crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic, without certainty about what would work best to reduce ruining economy. Through all uncertainty, national based their responses on beliefs and political ideas, which was reflected diversity of responses: liberal, authoritarian, centralized, decentralized, transparent, or opaque. this article ...

The aim of this paper is to show the relationship between besieged fortress syndrome, understood as a specific social engineering tool, and populism type propaganda narrative. Particular attention has been paid here emotional aspect related arousing atmosphere siege. These are negative emotions, which in siege syndrome directed beyond boundaries system, case populism, emotions towards indicated...

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Populist actors have more success than other parties on social media –particularly Facebook– where their posts receive higher levels of engagement. The entry populist onto the Spanish political stage can spread use rhetoric and influence citizens’ decisions, affecting configuration supranational institutions such as European Union. aim this study is to a quantitative content analysis verify pre...

Abstract How do human rights activists imagine transitional justice amid sociopolitical conflicts that surface after peace agreements? Since its inception in the 2016 accords, Colombia's renewed endeavor to come terms with violent past has been overshadowed by massive protests and political polarization. In this article, I argue populism, defined as a grid of intelligibility make sense frustrat...