Essays about: "populism"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 181 essays containing the word populism.
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21. The Populist Surge and Democratic Dissatisfaction: Unveiling the divide : A quantitative analysis on variations in the level of satisfaction with democracy among populists and non-populists in Western Europe the past 20 years
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis deals with differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy between populists and non-populists in eleven Western European countries the past twenty years, with the common denominator that they all have experienced the electoral success of a populist radical-right party and a population increasingly expressing distrust and dissatisfaction with democracy. The thesis is based on a definition of populism in which it is regarded as a threat to democracy, and moreover, the thesis explores whether there are any significant differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy and whether these differences changes as time passes between these two voter groups. READ MORE
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22. Rising Anti-Gender Movements and Populism in Europe : An Analysis and Discussion in the Context of Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
University essay fromAbstract : There is an increasing global anti-rights movement—the child of marriage of the right-wing populist and anti-gender movements—that affects the rights of not only women and LGBTQIs but also refugees, asylum seekers, and various minorities. Although this research only focuses on the event of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, it provides valuable perspective to understand and prevent the further spread of anti-gender and right-wing populist tactics and rhetoric. READ MORE
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23. Redrawing Immigration Policy in Greece : A Case Study of the Ramifications of Populism for Liberal Democracy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Ahead of the 2023 Greek legislative election and given the emerging political landscape, this paper focuses on how the immigration policy shift of the center-right government emerged from 2019 elections has affected the state of liberal democracy in the country. For that purpose, a case study was employed, based on data extracted from immigration policy reports and governing party’s manifestos. READ MORE
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24. MEASURING POPULISM ON TWITTER DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA - A dictionary-based approach.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikationAbstract : Arguably, populism has become increasingly topic across different spheres: the media, the academia and even the vox populi; and it has become quite common to find political movements and leaders labelled as populists. Therefore, one can say that Populism is on the rise across the globe. READ MORE
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25. Constructing ‘The People’, ‘The Other’ and ‘The Elite’ in populist right-wing discourse; A qualitative case study on the Sweden Democrats
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The research is designed as a qualitative case study, where theoretical concepts of populism and identity are employed to investigate how the Sweden Democrats construct identities in their populist right-wing discourse. To execute the study, the concepts of ‘the People,’ ‘the Other,’ and ‘the elite’ are used to analyze how these popular subjects are discursively constructed and articulated in parliamentary activities. READ MORE
