Resistance to populism

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ID6252550
AuthorsYuko Sato (0000-0002-7458-6134, Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, corresponding author), Moisés Arce (0000-0003-1535-2132, Political Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States)
Year2022
Volume29
Issue6
Pages1137-1156
Publication date2022-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2022.2033972
OpenAlexW4213215152
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited53

Populist leaders mobilize supporters to accomplish the political transformations they seek to achieve. However, once they are in office, populist leaders also encounter mobilizations against them because of their exclusionary rhetoric as well as their attack on existing democratic norms. These populists' practices represent an erosion of (or threat to) political rights and move oppositional groups into struggle. Therefore, an increase in mobilizations under a populist leader can be seen as resistance to populism. Based on panel data analysis across 18 Latin American countries between 1990-2018, we find that populist rhetoric triggers a higher level of pro-democratic protests when it is combined with a populist leader's rejection of democratic norms. The findings are discussed in line with the political consequences of populism in contemporary Latin America

Democracy · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Resistance (ecology · Rhetoric · Sociology · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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