Discourse theory in populism research: Three challenges and a dilemma. Stavrakakis, Y. Journal of Language and Politics, 16(4):523–534, January, 2017. Publisher: John Benjamins
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‘Populism’ constitutes one of the most hotly debated topics in contemporary politics and academia. The concept is used to describe a series of heterogeneous phenomena: on the one hand, Donald Trump, BREXIT supporters and the European Far Right in government or in opposition; on the other, Bernie Sanders, the so-called Pink Tide of left-wing populist governments in Latin America and inclusionary populisms in the European South. Recent developments have undoubtedly generated significant research material and a new impetus to the scope and impact of populism research. However, major challenges have also been created, requiring urgent attention. This paper discusses three such challenges (reflexivity, definition, typology) from a discursive perspective. Starting from a double hermeneutic focus on the interaction between academic theorization and political orientation, it highlights the importance of discourse theory in populism research and concludes by formulating a crucial theoretico-political dilemma populism researchers are increasingly facing today.
@article{stavrakakis_discourse_2017,
	title = {Discourse theory in populism research: {Three} challenges and a dilemma},
	volume = {16},
	issn = {1569-2159, 1569-9862},
	shorttitle = {Discourse theory in populism research},
	url = {https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/jlp.17025.sta},
	doi = {10.1075/jlp.17025.sta},
	abstract = {‘Populism’ constitutes one of the most hotly debated topics in contemporary politics and academia. The concept is used to describe a series of heterogeneous phenomena: on the one hand, Donald Trump, BREXIT supporters and the European Far Right in government or in opposition; on the other, Bernie Sanders, the so-called Pink Tide of left-wing populist governments in Latin America and inclusionary populisms in the European South. Recent developments have undoubtedly generated significant research material and a new impetus to the scope and impact of populism research. However, major challenges have also been created, requiring urgent attention. This paper discusses three such challenges (reflexivity, definition, typology) from a discursive perspective. Starting from a double hermeneutic focus on the interaction between academic theorization and political orientation, it highlights the importance of discourse theory in populism research and concludes by formulating a crucial theoretico-political dilemma populism researchers are increasingly facing today.},
	language = {en},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2022-08-20},
	journal = {Journal of Language and Politics},
	author = {Stavrakakis, Yannis},
	month = jan,
	year = {2017},
	note = {Publisher: John Benjamins},
	pages = {523--534},
}

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