Talking Like a Populist? Exploring Populism in Six Western Democracies

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dc.contributor.advisorLopez-Santana, Mariely
dc.contributor.authorStuvland, Aaron Matthew
dc.creatorStuvland, Aaron Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T20:18:32Z
dc.date.available2022-08-03T20:18:32Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation focuses on when and why political parties ‘talk like populists’—or use populist ideas, concepts, and frames to appeal to voters. By analyzing the campaign speeches and party manifestos of all parties contesting elections since 2002 in Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, I find that parties’ use of populism is substantively linked to outsider or challenger status and does not appear to be a useful rhetoric for governing. Overall, I find that mainstream parties have not increased their populism in the last two decades while populist parties have decreased their reliance on populism in response to electoral success.
dc.format.extent309 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/12942
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2021 Aaron Matthew Stuvland
dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.subjectEuropean politics
dc.subjectParties
dc.subjectParty behavior
dc.subjectPopulism
dc.subjectRhetoric
dc.subjectText analysis
dc.titleTalking Like a Populist? Exploring Populism in Six Western Democracies
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.
thesis.degree.namePh.D. in Political Science

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