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Histoires des populismes
A brief history of populism
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Abstract This introductory article presents a short overview of the evolution of populism since the late-19th century forms to the most recent Western European formulas. Starting from a short conceptual inquiry, the article provides a precise analytical picture of the different changes in the form and conten... view more
This introductory article presents a short overview of the evolution of populism since the late-19th century forms to the most recent Western European formulas. Starting from a short conceptual inquiry, the article provides a precise analytical picture of the different changes in the form and content of populism across time and space. Previously connected with radical right formulas, the article illustrates how different new populist parties have partly embraced a left-wing program such as in the case of Podemos in Spain or La France insoumise in the French case. The last part of the article provides possible scenarios for the future. In particular, despite the recent evolutions in the Austrian, Dutch and French elections, the analysis stresses the fact that the populist mood has progressively influenced traditional politics (i.e. the topic of immigration, the search of charismatic figures, the questioning of representative democracy). The article concludes with an open question about the future of a populist from below.... view less
Keywords
populism; historical development; Europe; nineteenth century; twentieth century; twenty-first century; left-wing radicalism; right-wing radicalism
Classification
General History
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
French
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 481-490
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 17 (2017) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0