Oscar Mazzoleni
Biographic Data
| ID | 878101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oscar Mazzoleni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oscar |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazzoleni |
| SIGNATURE | MAZZOLENI O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lausanne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2535-613X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 326 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Produce and reproduce! Understanding multidimensionality in contemporary radical right populist ideology
Radical right populism represents a multidimensional and transforming ideology. This contribution tackles the complexity of radical right populism by drawing a theoretical framework based upon two related concepts: producerism and reproducerism. While the first is a well-known notion in the literature on populism, the second is introduced here as a complementary concept that involves reproductive politics, including natality and the family. This …
Populism and the Ambivalences of Brothers of Italy. An Introduction
This introduction presents a special issue of Populism dedicated to the Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia, or FdI). Under Giorgia Meloni’s leadership, the party secured a dominant position in the Italian government following the 2022 elections. The introduction argues that FdI’s constitutive and dynamic ambivalence – simultaneously rooted in a fascist legacy and embedded within an established Western European democracy – cannot be adequately c…
Populism Still Matters
Populism Still MattersPopulism is, without a doubt, popular.The term is widely used in public discourse, often embraced by political actors themselves, sometimes even with pride.But it has also become increasingly popular in the social sciences. Perhaps even too popular?A quick search in Scopus reveals an interesting trend.Looking for the term "populism" (in English only), we find that until around 2008, fewer than 100 articles per year included …
Territory and Democratic Politics: A Critical Introduction
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of territory linked to the study of democratic politics. This is an open access book.
Challenging Democracy: Understanding How the Ideas of Populists and Disenchanted Citizens Align
This thematic issue proceeds from the idea that, despite extensive research, we do not know enough about the alternatives to representative party democracy that people disenchanted with democracy and populists envision apart from greater citizen involvement. Citizens’ potential preferences seem to range from stealth democracy and decision-making by apolitical experts to deliberative mechanisms and referenda. The picture is equally blurred when it…
Producerist populist attitudes and electoral support for populism in the USA and Western Europe
This article aims to clarify the importance of producerism as a socio-economic dimension of contemporary populism. Building on the existing literature about the supply of producerism by populist politicians, we adopt a demand-side perspective to investigate whether producerism consistently manifests among the general public and how it may affect populist voting. We draw on an original set of items and a cross-national survey conducted in Western …
The Relationship between Economic Populist Sovereignism, Globalization and Populist Radical Right Politics: Voter Attitudes in Western Europe and the United States
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism (RRP). While sovereignism may concern different dimensions, claims by RRP parties and leaders about regaining sovereignty are increasingly associated with socioeconomic issues such as welfare, redistribution and international trade. Adopting a demand-side perspective, this article draws from an original cross-national survey to investigate the intersection between econ…
Positioning antagonistic discourses in the (de)bounded spaces of power
Scholarship has underlined how radical right-wing populism (RRWP) emphasizes border control aiming to protect the “people”. Although increasing attention is being paid to the discursive dimensions of border construction, the complexity of the phenomenon suggests the need for further analysis in an interdisciplinary perspective and with an emphasis on the geometry of spatial powers (Massey 1999, 2005). Understanding power dynamics in space is all …
Multiscalar strategies in right-wing populism: A comparison of West European parties in borderlands
This paper demonstrates the heuristic value of using a multiscalar perspective to analyse right-wing populist discourse, especially in borderland regions. While it is commonly posited that right-wing populist ideology implies a Manichean dichotomy between in- and out-groups, this study reveals that right-wing populist discursive strategies can thrive in multiscalar contexts. To substantiate this claim, the article conducts a comparative analysis …
Internationalization in francophone Switzerland
Territory and Democratic Politics: A Critical Introduction
Right‐wing populism against diploma democracy. The evolution of parliamentary elites in Austria, Italy, and Switzerland
Are the sociological profiles of radical right‐wing populist parties' (RRPPs) representatives really unlike those of their counterparts in mainstream parties? Once RRPPs occupy positions of legislative power for an extended period, do their MPs' profiles increasingly converge with those of more mainstream parties? This paper examines three right‐wing parties in Austria, Italy, and Switzerland (FPÖ, LEGA, and SVP), and shows how RRPPs' MPs persist…
Economic Populist Sovereignism and Electoral Support for Radical Right-Wing Populism
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism. Populist parties advocate ‘taking back control’ and generally do so in the name of the ‘people’, pledging to restore economic well-being. This article argues that populism and sovereignism are inherently connected in radical right-wing populism politics through a set of values that emphasize popular and national sovereignty. To test the empirical validity of our propo…
Sovereignism and Populism: Citizens, Voters and Parties in Western European Democracies
Unifying and Multiplying the People: The Strategy of Ambiguity in National-Populist Discourse within a Cross-Border Area
National-populist parties display a discourse based on the defense of the national integrity. However, in the current European context, these parties have to deal with an increasing cultural heterogeneity, new forms of citizenship, and multi-scaling arenas. How does national-populism develop its narratives in these settings? The paper elaborates a framework for understanding the way in which ambiguity is included in the discursive strategies of n…
Economic Populism and Producerism: European Right-Wing Populist Parties in a Transatlantic Perspective
This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wing populism. Moving beyond classic left-right economics and the divide between economic and cultural approaches, it argues that the political economy of right-wing populists is intertwined with cultural values in the construction of the ‘true’ people as an economic community whose well-being is in decline and under threat, and therefore needs to be re…
Economic populism and sovereigntism: The economic supply of European radical right-wing populist parties
While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical right-wing populist parties, we are still in need of a definition of these parties’ economic positions. This paper argues that the economic supply of radical right populist parties is best characterized by a mix of economic populism and sovereigntism, which forms the basis of a common mobilization frame. Economic populism refers to defence of the economic…
Do We Need a Minimum Definition of Populism? An Appraisal of Mudde’s Conceptualization
This contribution discusses the advantages and disadvantages of Cas Mudde’s minimalist definition to study populism. It argues that his proposal might facilitate consensus among scholars, yet his conceptualization is an obstacle to grasp the complexity of populism in its diverse manifestations over space and time. Moreover, some underlying normative assumptions limit the reach of his concept to small rightwing populist European parties at the fri…
Sovereignist wine in populist bottles? An introduction
Sovereignist claims are on the rise–in Europe, the USA, and beyond. In dealing with processes such as globalization and supranational integration, which have progressively shifted powers and competencies away from nation states, these transformations have created a fertile terrain for reactions against the sources of such insecurity, which find full expression in the sovereignist claims to ‘take back control’, that is to say to return to the trad…
Populism and ethno-territorial politics in European multi-level systems
Combining regionalism and nationalism: The Lega in Italy and the Lega dei Ticinesi in Switzerland
It's not Economic Interventionism, Stupid! Reassessing the Political Economy of Radical Right‐wing Populist Parties
This paper engages in a comparative analysis of the economic positions of radical right‐wing populist parties in Western Europe. Following Ennser‐Jedenastik (), we argue that those parties’ political economy is best captured in terms of the nativist, populist and authoritarian features of their core ideology, each of which produces a specific set of economic policies independent from the issue of government intervention in the economy. On basis o…
Political Populism: A Handbook
All over Europe, we are currently witnessing populist political parties and figures enjoying success in elections and mobilising the electorate against the supposed elite. The most recent example of this political development is the Brexit campaign in the UK, which demonstrated that populists can exert considerable influence over political decisions. Populist parties are also enjoying election successes outside Europe; this phenomenon has been oc…
Memberless parties: Beyond the business-firm party model
It is widely assumed that political parties need to have members in order to fulfil their functions in a representative democracy (drawing up platforms, candidate nomination and electoral mobilization) and in terms of their legitimacy. However, the theoretical literature on party models – the evolution from the mass party to the catch-all party, the electoral-professional party and/or the cartel party – suggests an increasing marginalization of m…
Understanding Populist Party Organisation
The Front national (FN) has established itself as a major force in French politics since the mid-1980s. The French FN epitomizes the mobilization strategy of the West European populist radical right, which combines ethno-nationalist xenophobia with anti-establishment populism. This potent ideological frame has allowed the party to win between 10 and 18% across all national elections since 1984. The electoral consolidation of the FN has been accom…
Sovereignist wine in populist bottles? An introduction
Sovereignist claims are on the rise–in Europe, the USA, and beyond. In dealing with processes such as globalization and supranational integration, which have progressively shifted powers and competencies away from nation states, these transformations have created a fertile terrain for reactions against the sources of such insecurity, which find full expression in the sovereignist claims to ‘take back control’, that is to say to return to the trad…
It's not Economic Interventionism, Stupid! Reassessing the Political Economy of Radical Right‐wing Populist Parties
This paper engages in a comparative analysis of the economic positions of radical right‐wing populist parties in Western Europe. Following Ennser‐Jedenastik (), we argue that those parties’ political economy is best captured in terms of the nativist, populist and authoritarian features of their core ideology, each of which produces a specific set of economic policies independent from the issue of government intervention in the economy. On basis o…
Do We Need a Minimum Definition of Populism? An Appraisal of Mudde’s Conceptualization
This contribution discusses the advantages and disadvantages of Cas Mudde’s minimalist definition to study populism. It argues that his proposal might facilitate consensus among scholars, yet his conceptualization is an obstacle to grasp the complexity of populism in its diverse manifestations over space and time. Moreover, some underlying normative assumptions limit the reach of his concept to small rightwing populist European parties at the fri…
Economic populism and sovereigntism: The economic supply of European radical right-wing populist parties
While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical right-wing populist parties, we are still in need of a definition of these parties’ economic positions. This paper argues that the economic supply of radical right populist parties is best characterized by a mix of economic populism and sovereigntism, which forms the basis of a common mobilization frame. Economic populism refers to defence of the economic…
Economic Populist Sovereignism and Electoral Support for Radical Right-Wing Populism
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism. Populist parties advocate ‘taking back control’ and generally do so in the name of the ‘people’, pledging to restore economic well-being. This article argues that populism and sovereignism are inherently connected in radical right-wing populism politics through a set of values that emphasize popular and national sovereignty. To test the empirical validity of our propo…
Memberless parties: Beyond the business-firm party model
It is widely assumed that political parties need to have members in order to fulfil their functions in a representative democracy (drawing up platforms, candidate nomination and electoral mobilization) and in terms of their legitimacy. However, the theoretical literature on party models – the evolution from the mass party to the catch-all party, the electoral-professional party and/or the cartel party – suggests an increasing marginalization of m…
Economic Populism and Producerism: European Right-Wing Populist Parties in a Transatlantic Perspective
This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wing populism. Moving beyond classic left-right economics and the divide between economic and cultural approaches, it argues that the political economy of right-wing populists is intertwined with cultural values in the construction of the ‘true’ people as an economic community whose well-being is in decline and under threat, and therefore needs to be re…
Unifying and Multiplying the People: The Strategy of Ambiguity in National-Populist Discourse within a Cross-Border Area
National-populist parties display a discourse based on the defense of the national integrity. However, in the current European context, these parties have to deal with an increasing cultural heterogeneity, new forms of citizenship, and multi-scaling arenas. How does national-populism develop its narratives in these settings? The paper elaborates a framework for understanding the way in which ambiguity is included in the discursive strategies of n…
Populism and ethno-territorial politics in European multi-level systems
Les parlementaires suisses entre démocratisation et professionnalisation, 1910–2000
L'analyse du profil sociographique des élites politiques, notamment des parlementaires, a été largement délaissée en Suisse depuis les années 1970. En outre, la Suisse n'a pas été retenue par les récents travaux comparatifs portant sur différents parlements européens. Cet article vise, d'une part, à mettre en perspective comparée le cas suisse, et d'autre part, à prolonger les études réalisées durant les années 1970. À partir de l'analyse sociogr…
Combining regionalism and nationalism: The Lega in Italy and the Lega dei Ticinesi in Switzerland
Positioning antagonistic discourses in the (de)bounded spaces of power
Scholarship has underlined how radical right-wing populism (RRWP) emphasizes border control aiming to protect the “people”. Although increasing attention is being paid to the discursive dimensions of border construction, the complexity of the phenomenon suggests the need for further analysis in an interdisciplinary perspective and with an emphasis on the geometry of spatial powers (Massey 1999, 2005). Understanding power dynamics in space is all …
Multiscalar strategies in right-wing populism: A comparison of West European parties in borderlands
This paper demonstrates the heuristic value of using a multiscalar perspective to analyse right-wing populist discourse, especially in borderland regions. While it is commonly posited that right-wing populist ideology implies a Manichean dichotomy between in- and out-groups, this study reveals that right-wing populist discursive strategies can thrive in multiscalar contexts. To substantiate this claim, the article conducts a comparative analysis …
Cross-Border Integration through Contestation? Political Parties and Media in the Swiss–Italian Borderland
This article analyzes how, in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, regional integration across an international border took place through political contestation. Although the crisis has been interpreted as leading to a revival of state borders, we show its differentiated impact on cross-border relationships at the heart of Western Europe, namely the Swiss–Italian borderland. A database encompassing over 1,800 articles published in 11 different …
The Outcry of the Periphery? An Analysis of Ticino's No to Immigration
When the popular initiative “against mass immigration” was accepted by the Swiss people and cantons on 9 February 2014, Ticino had by far the highest approval rate. The Italian‐speaking canton thus once more confirmed its singular position, assumed since the 1990s, on popular votes regarding immigration and foreign policy. This seems to be indicative of wider crises and changes in both the economic and political spheres that have favoured the eme…
Regionalist Protest through Shared Rule? Peripherality and the Use of Cantonal Initiatives in Switzerland
In this article, we are interested in the extent to which federalism is able to deal with peripheral protest through shared rule channels. Shared rule as a key dimension of federal states has not thus far received adequate academic attention. Empirically, we analyse the use of all cantonal initiatives in Switzerland over the past 25 years as a particular instrument of shared rule, subsequently focusing on two peripheral regions with successful re…
La Lega dei Ticinesi: Vers l'intégration
L'objectif de cet article est de rendre compte du processus d'intégration de la Lega dei Ticinesi dans la démocratie de concordance. Le processus d'intégration de ce mouvement populiste se manifeste au niveau organisationnel, des formes d'action, mais aussi sur le plan de la participation au système politique et des rapports qu'elle établit avec le premier parti du canton. Ainsi, à l'intérieur de la Ligue, une aile pragmatique s'est développée à …
The Relationship between Economic Populist Sovereignism, Globalization and Populist Radical Right Politics: Voter Attitudes in Western Europe and the United States
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism (RRP). While sovereignism may concern different dimensions, claims by RRP parties and leaders about regaining sovereignty are increasingly associated with socioeconomic issues such as welfare, redistribution and international trade. Adopting a demand-side perspective, this article draws from an original cross-national survey to investigate the intersection between econ…
Directly Elected Mayors and their Parties: The Cases of Genoa and Lausanne
While the literature on directly elected mayors has largely neglected the relationship between mayors and their parties, studies of party transformation have generally ignored how changes in local democratic rules and practices affect parties. This article addresses these questions using a qualitative case study of the relationship between mayors and the three faces of their parties (in local public office, local central office and on the ground)…
Critique et légitimation de la professionnalisation parlementaire en Suisse
Cet article présente les principaux caractères et enjeux de la légitimation du processus de professionnalisation du mandat parlementaire en Suisse, dans un contexte national caractérisé par un faible niveau de professionnalisation politique. En particulier, l'étude montre comment, depuis une trentaine d'années, mais surtout depuis le début des années 1990, dans un paysage politique en transformation, l'augmentation de la rémunération du mandat a …
Right‐wing populism against diploma democracy. The evolution of parliamentary elites in Austria, Italy, and Switzerland
Are the sociological profiles of radical right‐wing populist parties' (RRPPs) representatives really unlike those of their counterparts in mainstream parties? Once RRPPs occupy positions of legislative power for an extended period, do their MPs' profiles increasingly converge with those of more mainstream parties? This paper examines three right‐wing parties in Austria, Italy, and Switzerland (FPÖ, LEGA, and SVP), and shows how RRPPs' MPs persist…
Dimensions socio-professionnelles et explication du vote en faveur de l'Union démocratique du centre en Suisse
Cette étude analyse le rôle des dimensions socio-professionnelles dans le vote pour l’Union démocratique du centre. À partir d’enquêtes post-électorales Selects concernant les élections nationales suisses de 1999 et 2003, une pluralité d’indicateurs est mise à l’examen. L’analyse montre le poids croissant des dimensions socio-professionnelles dans l’explication. Elle met également au jour le caractère socialement composite et interclassiste du vo…
La Lega dei Ticinesi: Vers l'intégration
L'objectif de cet article est de rendre compte du processus d'intégration de la Lega dei Ticinesi dans la démocratie de concordance. Le processus d'intégration de ce mouvement populiste se manifeste au niveau organisationnel, des formes d'action, mais aussi sur le plan de la participation au système politique et des rapports qu'elle établit avec le premier parti du canton. Ainsi, à l'intérieur de la Ligue, une aile pragmatique s'est développée à …
Dimensions socio-professionnelles et explication du vote en faveur de l'Union démocratique du centre en Suisse
Cette étude analyse le rôle des dimensions socio-professionnelles dans le vote pour l’Union démocratique du centre. À partir d’enquêtes post-électorales Selects concernant les élections nationales suisses de 1999 et 2003, une pluralité d’indicateurs est mise à l’examen. L’analyse montre le poids croissant des dimensions socio-professionnelles dans l’explication. Elle met également au jour le caractère socialement composite et interclassiste du vo…
Critique et légitimation de la professionnalisation parlementaire en Suisse
Cet article présente les principaux caractères et enjeux de la légitimation du processus de professionnalisation du mandat parlementaire en Suisse, dans un contexte national caractérisé par un faible niveau de professionnalisation politique. En particulier, l'étude montre comment, depuis une trentaine d'années, mais surtout depuis le début des années 1990, dans un paysage politique en transformation, l'augmentation de la rémunération du mandat a …
Les parlementaires suisses entre démocratisation et professionnalisation, 1910–2000
L'analyse du profil sociographique des élites politiques, notamment des parlementaires, a été largement délaissée en Suisse depuis les années 1970. En outre, la Suisse n'a pas été retenue par les récents travaux comparatifs portant sur différents parlements européens. Cet article vise, d'une part, à mettre en perspective comparée le cas suisse, et d'autre part, à prolonger les études réalisées durant les années 1970. À partir de l'analyse sociogr…
Directly Elected Mayors and their Parties: The Cases of Genoa and Lausanne
While the literature on directly elected mayors has largely neglected the relationship between mayors and their parties, studies of party transformation have generally ignored how changes in local democratic rules and practices affect parties. This article addresses these questions using a qualitative case study of the relationship between mayors and the three faces of their parties (in local public office, local central office and on the ground)…
The Outcry of the Periphery? An Analysis of Ticino's No to Immigration
When the popular initiative “against mass immigration” was accepted by the Swiss people and cantons on 9 February 2014, Ticino had by far the highest approval rate. The Italian‐speaking canton thus once more confirmed its singular position, assumed since the 1990s, on popular votes regarding immigration and foreign policy. This seems to be indicative of wider crises and changes in both the economic and political spheres that have favoured the eme…
Understanding Populist Party Organisation
The Front national (FN) has established itself as a major force in French politics since the mid-1980s. The French FN epitomizes the mobilization strategy of the West European populist radical right, which combines ethno-nationalist xenophobia with anti-establishment populism. This potent ideological frame has allowed the party to win between 10 and 18% across all national elections since 1984. The electoral consolidation of the FN has been accom…
Are government regionalist parties mainstream parties? A comparison of the Südtiroler Volkspartei, the Union Valdôtaine, and the Lega dei Ticinesi
This article aims to highlight how the process of mainstreaming has affected regionalist parties that have experienced lengthy periods of government participation. Adopting an analytic framework based on party goals, issues and styles, we investigate the conditions under which the process of party mainstreaming is favoured. A comparative-historical approach enables us to conduct an in-depth study of the development of three successful regionalist…
Regionalist Protest through Shared Rule? Peripherality and the Use of Cantonal Initiatives in Switzerland
In this article, we are interested in the extent to which federalism is able to deal with peripheral protest through shared rule channels. Shared rule as a key dimension of federal states has not thus far received adequate academic attention. Empirically, we analyse the use of all cantonal initiatives in Switzerland over the past 25 years as a particular instrument of shared rule, subsequently focusing on two peripheral regions with successful re…
Cross-Border Integration through Contestation? Political Parties and Media in the Swiss–Italian Borderland
This article analyzes how, in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, regional integration across an international border took place through political contestation. Although the crisis has been interpreted as leading to a revival of state borders, we show its differentiated impact on cross-border relationships at the heart of Western Europe, namely the Swiss–Italian borderland. A database encompassing over 1,800 articles published in 11 different …
Political Populism: A Handbook
All over Europe, we are currently witnessing populist political parties and figures enjoying success in elections and mobilising the electorate against the supposed elite. The most recent example of this political development is the Brexit campaign in the UK, which demonstrated that populists can exert considerable influence over political decisions. Populist parties are also enjoying election successes outside Europe; this phenomenon has been oc…
Memberless parties: Beyond the business-firm party model
It is widely assumed that political parties need to have members in order to fulfil their functions in a representative democracy (drawing up platforms, candidate nomination and electoral mobilization) and in terms of their legitimacy. However, the theoretical literature on party models – the evolution from the mass party to the catch-all party, the electoral-professional party and/or the cartel party – suggests an increasing marginalization of m…
Populism and ethno-territorial politics in European multi-level systems
Combining regionalism and nationalism: The Lega in Italy and the Lega dei Ticinesi in Switzerland
It's not Economic Interventionism, Stupid! Reassessing the Political Economy of Radical Right‐wing Populist Parties
This paper engages in a comparative analysis of the economic positions of radical right‐wing populist parties in Western Europe. Following Ennser‐Jedenastik (), we argue that those parties’ political economy is best captured in terms of the nativist, populist and authoritarian features of their core ideology, each of which produces a specific set of economic policies independent from the issue of government intervention in the economy. On basis o…
Economic Populism and Producerism: European Right-Wing Populist Parties in a Transatlantic Perspective
This article aims to develop a conceptual framework to address the economic dimension of right-wing populism. Moving beyond classic left-right economics and the divide between economic and cultural approaches, it argues that the political economy of right-wing populists is intertwined with cultural values in the construction of the ‘true’ people as an economic community whose well-being is in decline and under threat, and therefore needs to be re…
Economic populism and sovereigntism: The economic supply of European radical right-wing populist parties
While economic issues are increasingly salient in political mobilization by European radical right-wing populist parties, we are still in need of a definition of these parties’ economic positions. This paper argues that the economic supply of radical right populist parties is best characterized by a mix of economic populism and sovereigntism, which forms the basis of a common mobilization frame. Economic populism refers to defence of the economic…
Do We Need a Minimum Definition of Populism? An Appraisal of Mudde’s Conceptualization
This contribution discusses the advantages and disadvantages of Cas Mudde’s minimalist definition to study populism. It argues that his proposal might facilitate consensus among scholars, yet his conceptualization is an obstacle to grasp the complexity of populism in its diverse manifestations over space and time. Moreover, some underlying normative assumptions limit the reach of his concept to small rightwing populist European parties at the fri…
Sovereignist wine in populist bottles? An introduction
Sovereignist claims are on the rise–in Europe, the USA, and beyond. In dealing with processes such as globalization and supranational integration, which have progressively shifted powers and competencies away from nation states, these transformations have created a fertile terrain for reactions against the sources of such insecurity, which find full expression in the sovereignist claims to ‘take back control’, that is to say to return to the trad…
Unifying and Multiplying the People: The Strategy of Ambiguity in National-Populist Discourse within a Cross-Border Area
National-populist parties display a discourse based on the defense of the national integrity. However, in the current European context, these parties have to deal with an increasing cultural heterogeneity, new forms of citizenship, and multi-scaling arenas. How does national-populism develop its narratives in these settings? The paper elaborates a framework for understanding the way in which ambiguity is included in the discursive strategies of n…
Sovereignism and Populism: Citizens, Voters and Parties in Western European Democracies
Economic Populist Sovereignism and Electoral Support for Radical Right-Wing Populism
Sovereignism is at the crux of the current wave of radical right-wing populism. Populist parties advocate ‘taking back control’ and generally do so in the name of the ‘people’, pledging to restore economic well-being. This article argues that populism and sovereignism are inherently connected in radical right-wing populism politics through a set of values that emphasize popular and national sovereignty. To test the empirical validity of our propo…
Multiscalar strategies in right-wing populism: A comparison of West European parties in borderlands
This paper demonstrates the heuristic value of using a multiscalar perspective to analyse right-wing populist discourse, especially in borderland regions. While it is commonly posited that right-wing populist ideology implies a Manichean dichotomy between in- and out-groups, this study reveals that right-wing populist discursive strategies can thrive in multiscalar contexts. To substantiate this claim, the article conducts a comparative analysis …
Internationalization in francophone Switzerland
Territory and Democratic Politics: A Critical Introduction
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