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The nexus of populism and foreign policy

The case of Latin America

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ID4445014
AuthorsLeslie Wehner (0000-0001-5790-7568, University of Bath, corresponding author), Cameron G Thies (0000-0002-9932-1394, Arizona State University)
Year2021
Volume35
Issue2
Pages320-340
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-1178 • E-ISSN: 1741-2862
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0047117820944430
OpenAlexW3040686467
LanguageEN
Citations received57

The term populism has recently gained visibility in the media and policy world to describe the foreign policy principles, rhetoric and strategies of political actors in the United States and some European states. Yet, populism is nothing new in Latin America where it has enjoyed a long tradition among leaders of various countries. Populism has thus far largely been treated as a national phenomenon with few international manifestations. Thus, this article adopts the concept of populism and its core components such as anti-elitism, the people, and the general will within a role theory framework to trace the foreign policy roles that populist governments play as a first step to improving our knowledge on the nexus of populism and foreign policy. We examine this framework in the context of the foreign policy of Carlos Menem of Argentina and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela

Context (archaeology) · Elitism · Foreign policy · Latin Americans · Nexus (standard) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Rhetoric · Sociology · History · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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Unique citing works57
Citations per year11,4
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 53
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