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The Populism Interviews A Dialogue with Leading Experts
The Populism Interviews features interviews with many of the leading experts on this most controversial of issues.
Populism is a widely debated topic, and it generates interest across the globe. As a result, a burgeoning literature deals with many aspects of populism and its links to pressing issues such as media freedom, minority rights and separation of powers. To make sense of such a complex subject, this book presents interviews with some of the leading experts on populism at the international level. Through a dialogue with important figures, this book offers the possibility to make sense of a global phenomenon in a complete and accessible way. The first part presents different theories on what populism is and is not, highlighting the differences but also the points of contact between different approaches. The second part offers an overview of the evolution of populism through history and across continents, detailing its causes and consequences. The third part deals with issues and topics connected to populism, such as environmentalism, welfare, religion, social movements and the media. Bridging theoretical approaches and empirical studies, while considering cases across space and over time, this book offers an insightful and accessible guide to the study of populism.
This volume will be of interest to all scholars, students and researchers of populism.
Preface: A Long and Winding Road
Section I: What Is Populism (And What Is It Not)?
Luca Manucci
1. Types of Populism
Benjamin Moffitt
2. 150 Years of Populism
Hans-Georg Betz
3. Brief History of American Populism
Anton Jäger
4. The Fascist Roots of Populism
Federico Finchelstein
5. Far-right Populist Discourses
Ruth Wodak
6. The Integration of Populist Parties in Europe
Mattia Zulianello
7. Measuring Populism in Political Parties
Maurits Meijers
8. Measuring Populist Attitudes
Andrej Zaslove
9. Populist Hype
Aurelien Mondon
10. Doing Research on Populism
Matthijs Rooduijn
Section II: Cause and Consequences
Luca Manucci
11. Populist Success and Failure
Léonie de Jonge
12. Populism Vs Politics
Paul Taggart
13. Populism and Social Status
Noam Gidron
14. Populism and Polarisation
Lisa Zanotti
15. Populism and Negative Identities
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
16. Emotions and Populist Communication
Dominique Wirz
17. Populist Personality and Communication Style
Alessandro Nai
18. Populist Citizens and News Media
Anne Schulz
19. Populism and Social Media
Sina Blassnig
20. Populism in Power
Giorgos Venizelos
Section III: Issues and Topics
Luca Manucci
21. Populism and Nationalism
Daphne Halikiopoulou
22. Populism and Conspiracy Theories
Levente Littvay
23. Populism and Climate Change
Robert Huber
24. Populism and Foreign Policy
Ole Frahm and Dirk Lehmkuhl
25. Populism and Gender
Alessia Donà
26. Populism and Religion
Nadia Marzouki
27. Populism and Time
Nomi Claire Lazar
28. Populism and Memory
Meral Ugur-Cinar
29. Populism and Music
Melanie Schiller
30. Populism and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Nils Ringe and Lucio Rennó
Biography
Luca Manucci is Postdoctoral Researcher at the at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon (ICS-UL), Portugal. His previous publications include Populism and Collective Memory: Comparing Fascist Legacies in Western Europe (Routledge, 2020).
‘The Populism Interviews hits the sweet spot of academic knowledge presented in an easily accessible non-academic format. A highly original collection of interviews with a broad group of established and emerging populism scholars, which is both fun to read and highly informative. Enjoy!’
Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today
‘Research on Populism has rarely addressed populism from the scholars’ of the field perspective and, conversely, scholars on populism from different perspectives have rarely gathered to discuss the topic from different but interrelated angles. With its systematic cross-country and cross-disciplines interviewing, this volume constitutes a very valuable exception. Analytically innovative—for its articulation into definitions, causes, consequences and critical junctures—and empirically fascinating it suggests a future path for future research on populism.’
Emanuela Caiani, Associate Professor in Political Science at Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, Italy
‘Luca Manucci’s interviews provide something desperately needed in the conversation about populism: direct answers to clear questions. Whether you are approaching this topic for the first time or are part of the conversation yourself, this volume does a masterful job of introducing the major debates about populism from a cross national, generational, and disciplinary perspective. A great read and enormously informative.’
David Art, Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, USA
