Populist positions in party competition
Do parties strategically vary their degree of populism in reaction to vote and office loss
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6314833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Breyer (0000-0002-4867-400X, University of Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 672-684 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13540688221097082 |
| OpenAlex | W4280590616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 45 |
This paper assesses how parties strategically vary their populist positions in party competition. The useful conceptualization of populism as a matter of degree has been established by previous studies. However, we know little about the conditions that drive parties to alter their degree of populism and, importantly, whether this varies between mainstream and populist parties. This paper analyzes the impact of vote and office loss on parties’ populist position-taking. It draws upon German and Austrian parliamentary debate speeches from the 1990s until 2018. Populism is measured using a dictionary method, an automated text analysis approach. The results show that parties react to contextual incentives by altering their degree of populism. Mainstream and populist parties are more populist when in opposition. Electoral losses affect mainstream and populist parties less clearly. The contribution of this paper is to integrate research on populism with a theoretical framework on party competition
Competition (biology · Conceptualization · Economics · Incentive · Legislature · Mainstream · Market economy · NOMINATE · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · German legal, social, and political studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 6,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |