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Die Komplexität des Populismus: ein Plädoyer für ein mehrdimensionales und graduelles Konzept
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Abstract "Populism research has never found a common definition of the phenomenon. Especially in empirical research, scholars operate with varied criteria, privileging different dimensions of the phenomenon. Given this situation, it is not surprising that they get contradictory results with regard to their c... view more
"Populism research has never found a common definition of the phenomenon. Especially in empirical research, scholars operate with varied criteria, privileging different dimensions of the phenomenon. Given this situation, it is not surprising that they get contradictory results with regard to their case studies. But if we look closer at this situation, we can clearly see that the populism theory implicitly works with various dimensions of populism. This article proposes a new approach to populism theory and method and brings three dimensions of the phenomenon into the same concept of populism. In this perspective, populism is conceived as a multidimensional and gradual phenomenon." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
dimensional analysis; democracy; concept; fraud; conception; ideology; political theory; discourse; political elite; image of the enemy; action orientation; political communication; construction; mobilization; people; populism; social actor; political actor; complexity; sovereignty of the people
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Method
basic research; theory formation
Document language
German
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 273-291
Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 8 (2011) 2
Issue topic
Populismus: Konzepte und Theorien
ISSN
1612-9008
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications