The Operationalization of Ernesto Laclau's Theory of Populism

Case of the Political Party 'The Way of Courage

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ID2487735
AuthorsKarolis Jonutis (0000-0001-8273-1189, Vilnius University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume43
Issue2
Pages43-70
Publication date2018-12-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologija Mintis ir veiksmas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1392-3358 • E-ISSN: 2335-8890
PublisherVilnius University Press (PUBLISHER • LT)
DOI10.15388/socmintvei.2018.2.2
OpenAlexW2945370897
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited51

This article aims to explain the rise of the Lithuanian political party 'The Way of Courage' using Ernesto Laclau's discourse theory of populism, in which populism is understood as a logic of collective identity formation. The advantages of this theoretical approach are revealed by comparing it with other tendencies of conceptualizing populism. In addition, this article is an attempt to solve the main disadvantage of E. Laclau's theory - its high level of abstractness, understood as an obstacle for operationalization. Therefore, various possibilities of combining E. Laclau's theory with other methodological perspectives are discussed, and a new research model is suggested, which is later applied in the discourse analysis of the political party 'The Way of Courage

Aesthetics · Courage · Disadvantage · Epistemology · Operationalization · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Semiotics and Representation Studies

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