The Ideational Approach to Populism, Volume II Consequences and Mitigation

1 The Ideational Approach  

Ethan Busby, Angelos Chryssogelos, Eliza Tanner Hawkins, Kirk A. Hawkins, Levente Littvay and Nina Wiesehomeier  

PART 1 STATE-LEVEL CONSEQUENCES  

2 Populists in Government and the Independence of the Judiciary in Latin America  

Didem Seyis and Hayley Munir  

3 Populist Rhetoric and Central Bank Independence  

Brett Meyer  

4 Populism, Political Regimes, and COVID-19 Deaths  

Gabriel Cepaluni, Michael T. Dorsch and Semir Dzebo  

PART II INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL CONSEQUENCES  

5 Populist Rhetoric and Polarization  

Rodolfo Sarsfield  

6 Populist Attitudes, Cleavage Identification, and Polarization in Austria and Germany  

Sebastian Jungkunz and Marc Helbling  

7 Populism, Representation, and Ideological Congruence  

Ryan E. Carlin and Steven M. Van Hauwaert  

8 Populism and Understandings of Democracy  

Nina Wiesehomeier and Matthew M. Singer  

PART III INTERNATIONAL CONSEQUENCES  

9 Populism and Foreign Policy: Characteristics, Sources, and Implications  

Angelos Chryssogelos  

10 Populist Parties and Persistent Non-Compliance with EU Law  

Robert A. Huber, Carsten Wegscheider, and Thomas Lehner  

11 Nativism, Economic Nationalism, and Populism in U.S. Foreign Policy  

Jean-Christophe Boucher and Cameron Thies  

12 Populism and International Legitimation Strategies  

Daniel F. Wajner  

PART IV MITIGATION  

13 Engaging with Populists: Mitigating Populist Polarization  

Eliza Tanner Hawkins and Kirk A. Hawkins  

14 Reducing Partisan Animus in Populist Contexts: Limitations of Shared Common Humanity and Perspective-Taking Interventions  

Jennifer McCoy, Juan S. Gomez Cruces, Ozlem Tuncel, and Levente Littvay  

15 Mitigating Exclusionary Right-Wing Populism Through Inclusionary Left-Wing Populism in the Rural US

Biko Koenig  

16 Populism and Misinformation  

Nina Wiesehomeier, Ethan Busby, and D.J. Flynn  

17 Conclusion: Reflections on the Ideational Approach to Populism  

Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser and Paul Taggart  

Biography

Angelos Chryssogelos, London Metropolitan University, UK

Eliza Tanner Hawkins, Brigham Young University, USA

Kirk A. Hawkins, Brigham Young University, USA

Levente Littvay, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary

Nina Wiesehomeier, IE University, Spain

“This important book brings together the world’s leading authorities on populism to reflect on its causes and consequences and to propose solutions to its most pernicious effects. The book’s value is only likely to grow if, as I believe, we are still in the early stages of the Age of Populism. Every student of populism will find this book useful, as it covers themes ranging from the international relations and party politics of populism to populist attitudes to the best means of mitigating populist mobilization--from the Global North to the Global South. It is sure to be an indispensable resource for many years to come.”

Erin Jenne, Professor of International Relations, Central European University, Austria

“This volume presents cutting-edge new research that shows how the ideational approach to populism can help explain its political consequences and the effectiveness of different strategies for mitigating potential threats to democracy. Recognizing that populism is typically a response to crises of democratic representation, the contributing authors break new ground in examining its effects on individual attitudes, domestic political institutions, and international politics. They also provide a cautious but hopeful appraisal of efforts to mitigate populism’s polarizing consequences. This book is essential reading for scholars who seek to understand how populism is transforming the political agenda of modern democracies.”

Kenneth Roberts, Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government, Cornell University, USA

“This volume demonstrates the richness of the ideational approach to populism, bringing together not only different fields in political sciences, but also different geographical regions as well as topical domains. The individual contributions remind us forcefully about the consequences of populism on the state, the individual and international level. What is most welcome is that the volume moves beyond consequences and includes a serious engagement with potential mitigation strategies to populism. It provides important contributions on how to respond to populist polarization, inter-group conflict, exclusionary narratives as well as populist misinformation. Overall, this volume is an essential read for those who want to engage with current research on populism as well as where the field is heading.”

Saskia Ruth-Lovell, Associate Professor of Resilient Democracy, Radboud University, Netherlands

“As populism research enters a period of greater reflexivity and methodological pluralism, major approaches in the field also acquire greater sophistication and develop further their research potential. This volume highlights significant implications of populism on a variety of levels and offers innovative insights on how the ideational perspective can illuminate its consequences ranging from the individual to the state-level and, most notably, to the international plane.”

Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece