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Cau, Maurizio, editor | Gehler, Michael, editor | Pallaver, Günther, editor

Populism, populists, and the crisis of political parties : a comparison of Italy, Austria, and Germany, 1990-2015

2018 - Il Mulino
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338 pages

  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • The last decades have witnessed a renaissance and a new boom in the concept of populism. What was decisive for this trend was the electoral success of various populist political parties and leaders. Scholars of history and social sciences have attempted to define, delineate, and categorize populism, which has resulted in different theoretical approaches and explanatory models. One approach understands populism as a ''thin centered'' ideology, i.e. one that is slim and unfinished. A second approach views populism as a strategic concept for political mobilization primarily concentrated on three strategic aspects: policy choices, political organization, and forms of mobilization. A third approach describes populism as a form of communication based on the dichotomy between the positively perceived collective and the negatively perceived elites. [Testo dell'editore].
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  • Proceedings of the conference held in Rome, Italy, 2015.
  • Joint edition.
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