Bipolar Populism? The Use of Anti‐Elitism and People‐Centrism by Swiss Parties on Social Media

Ernst, Nicole; Engesser, Sven; Esser, Frank

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“…This approach differs from other, multi-dimensional measurement methods (i.e. Ernst, Engesser, and Esser 2017). Yet this is exactly what is desirable since the hypothesis addresses the general strategy of a party, not specific issue positions.…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Policy congruence and strategic loyalty: which parties nominate candidates dissatisfied with democracy? Evidence from 11 European countries

Lewandowsky

2019

Political Research Exchange

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This article considers the interplay between the democratic attitudes of candidates and their nomination through political parties. The focus is on candidates who articulate a dissatisfied attitude towards the current status of democracy, and the research interest lies on the parties that might nominate such candidates in national elections. In doing so, the article establishes a link between work on the democratic beliefs of candidates as a specific part of the political elite and literature on party behaviour. The study is grounded in both classical attempts and recent work on political elites and candidate nomination, and its theoretical framework is based on the assumption that parties principally select supportive candidates. Two major mechanisms are investigated: on the one hand, nomination as an expression of policy congruence between the party and its candidates, on the other, candidate nomination as a way to maintain loyalty with the party's strategic behaviour in parliament. In a first empirical attempt to this research interest, the study analyses data from 76 parties in 11 European countries.

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Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Policy congruence and strategic loyalty: which parties nominate candidates dissatisfied with democracy? Evidence from 11 European countries

Lewandowsky

2019

Political Research Exchange

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“…As Ernst et al (2017) point out, populist politicians need direct access to citizens' complaints, and this is provided by digital media. Second, social media offer populist politicians a fundamental element, which is to say the chance of having closer relations with these citizens (Kriesi, 2014, p. 363).…”

Section: Social Media and Populismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Inclusionary Populist Communication Style on Facebook: The Case of Ada Colau in Barcelona

Olivella

Casero-Ripollés

Yeste

2020

Communication & Society

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Communication is one of the core elements of populism, especially in social media. Through such digital platforms, political leaders can communicate directly with citizens and build both their discourse and their political leadership. Although the literature has so far identified the existence of a populist political communication style, the expansion of populism and its connection with social media are extending and diversifying the concept, as well as adding new repertoires. In order to analyse this, we propose a study of the communication strategy of the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau who, with a background of citizen activism, became mayor of the city in 2015 thanks to a political organisation situated as left populist. The methodology is based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of the content of Colau’s Facebook profile. A total of 226 posts between 2015 and 2017 are analysed. The results make it possible to identify a new specific modality within the populist style of political communication, namely the inclusionary populist type. This focuses on issues related to defense of the rights of the weakest social groups and works within a framework of social justice and solidarity with others. Likewise, the study confirms how Facebook is configured as a preferred platform for the construction of political leadership.

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“…Ernst et al. (), Manucci and Weber () as well as Rooduijn and Pauwels () guide the selection of populism keywords, mixing general and Swiss‐specific suggestions. As outlined above, we understand populism as observable in populist rhetoric (Aslanidis ).…”

Section: Measuring Contextual Variation In Populismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… Amended version of Ernst et al. (), Manucci and Weber () as well as Rooduijn and Pauwels () according to the definition of populism used (see above). Words sharing the same word stem and a similar meaning, such as “souverän” based on “Souveränität”, are also considered using wildcards. …”

Section: Measuring Contextual Variation In Populismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supply and Demand of Populism: A Quantitative Text Analysis of Cantonal SVP Manifestos

Storz

Bernauer

2018

Swiss Political Sci Review

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This article studies the heterogeneity of cantonal SVP branches in terms of populism and relates it to individual populist attitudes around the 2015 National Council elections. Quantitative text analysis of party manifestos delivers measures of populism for 24 cantonal branches of the SVP. These estimates are related to individual-level 2015 Selects survey data. The results indicate that there is still a variety of populism between the different cantonal branches of the SVP, even after the split into two parties (BDP and SVP). Evidence for general correspondence between contextual populism (supply side) and individual-level populist attitudes (demand side) is limited, but some patterns related to the existence of the BDP emerge.2 Like Ibenskas and Sikk (2017) we understand a split of a party "as the foundation of a new party (splinter party) by politician(s) formerly affiliated with another party" (ibid.: 46). 3 We exclude Appenzell Inner and Outer Rhodes as those party systems are different from the others. Political parties are in general not that important in those cantons and parties developed late (Vatter 2016: 126).

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Bipolar Populism? The Use of Anti‐Elitism and People‐Centrism by Swiss Parties on Social Media

Cited by 51 publications

References 22 publications

Policy congruence and strategic loyalty: which parties nominate candidates dissatisfied with democracy? Evidence from 11 European countries

Policy congruence and strategic loyalty: which parties nominate candidates dissatisfied with democracy? Evidence from 11 European countries

The Inclusionary Populist Communication Style on Facebook: The Case of Ada Colau in Barcelona

Supply and Demand of Populism: A Quantitative Text Analysis of Cantonal SVP Manifestos

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