Imagining the peoples of Europe : populist discourses across the political spectrum /
Imagining the peoples of Europe : populist discourses across the political spectrum /
edited by Jan Zienkowski and Ruth Breeze.
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource.
- Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture (DAPSAC), volume 83 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Imagining populism and the peoples of Europe / The populist political logic and the discursive construction of 'the people' / A dialogue on populism? : a study of intellectual discourse about populism in the Brexit debate in Italy and the UK / European populism(s) as a counter-hegemonic discourse? : the rise of Podemos and M5S in the wake of the crisis / Islamic conservative populism in Turkey : the case of the AKP / The articulation of 'the people' in the discourse of Podemos / Building left-wing populism in Denmark : moving far away from the right / Performing 'the people'? : the populist style of politics in the German PEGIDA-movement / The discursive construction of the "people" in European political discourse : semantics and pragmatics of a contested concept in German, French and British parliamentary debates / Standing up for 'real people' : UKIP, the Brexit, and online discursive strategies on Twitter / "The people" in the discourse of the Romanian government and opposition : between populism and the quest for democracy / The Volk ('people') and its modes of representation by Alternative für Deutschland-AfD ('Alternative for Germany') / Measuring people-centrism in populist political discourse : a linguistic approach / Populist discursive strategies surrounding the immigration quota referendum in Hungary / Concluding remarks : appealing to the people / Jan Zienkowski and Ruth Breeze -- Benjamin De Cleen -- Chiara Degano and Federico Sicurella -- Arthur Borriello and Samuele Mazzolini -- Hariye M. Ozen -- Nicolina Montesano Montessori and Esperanza Morales López -- Óscar García Agustín -- Andreas Onnerfors -- Naomi Truan -- Samuel Thomas Bennett -- Raluca Michaela Levonian -- Miguel Ayerbe Linares -- Maarten van Leeuwen -- Peter Furko -- Ruth Breeze and Jan Zienkowski.
"The political landscape in Europe is currently going through a phase of rapid change. New actors and movements that claim to represent 'the will of the people' are attracting considerable public attention, with dramatic consequences for election outcomes. This volume explores the new political order with a particular focus on discursive constructions of 'the people' and the category of populism across the spectrum. It shows how a unitary representation of 'the people' is a central element in a vast range of very diverse political discourses today, acting to anchor identities and project antagonisms in a multitude of settings. The chapters in this book explore commonality and contrast in representations of 'the people' in both radical and mainstream political movements, looking in depth at recent political discourses in the European sphere. The authors draw on approaches ranging from Essex-style discourse theory over critical discourse studies, corpus analysis and linguistic pragmatics, to investigate how historically situated categories such as the people and populism become fixed through local linguistic, textual and narrative practices as well as through wider ideological and discursive patterns"--
902726225X
2019981253
Populism--Europe.
Group identity--Europe.
Nationalism--Europe.
Communication in politics--Europe.
Electronic Books.
JN40 / .I434 2019
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Imagining populism and the peoples of Europe / The populist political logic and the discursive construction of 'the people' / A dialogue on populism? : a study of intellectual discourse about populism in the Brexit debate in Italy and the UK / European populism(s) as a counter-hegemonic discourse? : the rise of Podemos and M5S in the wake of the crisis / Islamic conservative populism in Turkey : the case of the AKP / The articulation of 'the people' in the discourse of Podemos / Building left-wing populism in Denmark : moving far away from the right / Performing 'the people'? : the populist style of politics in the German PEGIDA-movement / The discursive construction of the "people" in European political discourse : semantics and pragmatics of a contested concept in German, French and British parliamentary debates / Standing up for 'real people' : UKIP, the Brexit, and online discursive strategies on Twitter / "The people" in the discourse of the Romanian government and opposition : between populism and the quest for democracy / The Volk ('people') and its modes of representation by Alternative für Deutschland-AfD ('Alternative for Germany') / Measuring people-centrism in populist political discourse : a linguistic approach / Populist discursive strategies surrounding the immigration quota referendum in Hungary / Concluding remarks : appealing to the people / Jan Zienkowski and Ruth Breeze -- Benjamin De Cleen -- Chiara Degano and Federico Sicurella -- Arthur Borriello and Samuele Mazzolini -- Hariye M. Ozen -- Nicolina Montesano Montessori and Esperanza Morales López -- Óscar García Agustín -- Andreas Onnerfors -- Naomi Truan -- Samuel Thomas Bennett -- Raluca Michaela Levonian -- Miguel Ayerbe Linares -- Maarten van Leeuwen -- Peter Furko -- Ruth Breeze and Jan Zienkowski.
"The political landscape in Europe is currently going through a phase of rapid change. New actors and movements that claim to represent 'the will of the people' are attracting considerable public attention, with dramatic consequences for election outcomes. This volume explores the new political order with a particular focus on discursive constructions of 'the people' and the category of populism across the spectrum. It shows how a unitary representation of 'the people' is a central element in a vast range of very diverse political discourses today, acting to anchor identities and project antagonisms in a multitude of settings. The chapters in this book explore commonality and contrast in representations of 'the people' in both radical and mainstream political movements, looking in depth at recent political discourses in the European sphere. The authors draw on approaches ranging from Essex-style discourse theory over critical discourse studies, corpus analysis and linguistic pragmatics, to investigate how historically situated categories such as the people and populism become fixed through local linguistic, textual and narrative practices as well as through wider ideological and discursive patterns"--
902726225X
2019981253
Populism--Europe.
Group identity--Europe.
Nationalism--Europe.
Communication in politics--Europe.
Electronic Books.
JN40 / .I434 2019