Antiestablishment populism in Bulgaria

Mainstreaming in the digital era

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12736008
AutoresIldiko Otova (0000-0002-3620-3067, New Bulgarian University), Evelina Staykova (0000-0001-9155-3169, New Bulgarian University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume32
Fascículo4
Páginas1047-1056
Data de publicação2024-01-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Contemporary European Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1478-2790 • E-ISSN: 1478-2804
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14782804.2024.2308105
OpenAlexW4391130904
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências 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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