Antiestablishment populism in Bulgaria

Mainstreaming in the digital era

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12736008
AutoresIldiko Otova (0000-0002-3620-3067, New Bulgarian University), Evelina Staykova (0000-0001-9155-3169, New Bulgarian University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen32
Número4
Páginas1047-1056
Fecha de publicación2024-01-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Contemporary European Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1478-2790 • E-ISSN: 1478-2804
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14782804.2024.2308105
OpenAlexW4391130904
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas18

A vague and loosely defined concept, 'populism' allows understanding the nature of present day's challenges encountered by liberal democracy better than any of the finely defined concepts that have currently gained widespread currency would allow. Bulgaria is no exception. There are several key moments that have effectively led to transforming populism into a norm. One has connection with the formation of the party system, the exhaustion of the transition cleavages, and the transformation of party politics into symbolic politics. The second concerns the way the market economy was built in the country, with the merging of economy and state, the disintegration of social systems and the distancing of citizenry from institutions and the political overall. The third is associated with the role of the media and the digital turn

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