A clash of paradigms

Populism and Theory Building

Bibliographic Data

ID3086008
AuthorsIrene Kögl (University of Passau, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume13
Issue2
Publication date2011-03-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociedade e Cultura (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1415-8566 • E-ISSN: 1980-8194
PublisherUniversidade Federal de Goias (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.5216/sec.v13i2.13420
OpenAlexW2016252541
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

Research on populism often appears to be opaque due to the fact that populism is a label attributed to a variety of phenomena. However, failures to build a theory of populism are not just mere consequences of a blurred object of study – they also result from ontological and epistemological clashes between the dominating research paradigms precisely because debates do not consider the limits inherent to analytical strategies. This paper shows which paradigms structure the field of populism research and evaluates the resulting approaches considering their outcomes and impasses. Furthermore, it enunciates suggestions on the issue of how some additional value can be obtained from this. As a result, this paper’s contribution is an attempt to systematize a highly fragmented debate whereas it does not point at content-related discussions but rather at the pragmatic handling of research paradigms

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