More Similar Than They'd Like to Admit? Ideology, Policy and Populism in the Trajectories of the British National Party and Respect

Clark, Alistair; Bottom, Karin; Copus, Colin

doi:10.1057/bp.2008.20

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“…Although very little academic scrutiny exists, as yet, on this election, those who constituted his electorate believe ‘he is going to … empower people to get up and take an active part in the political process’ (Heaver, 2012). Respect textures its arguments ‘in the language of emancipation, for the underprivileged, dispossessed and disenfranchised’; however ‘its solutions can also be traced back to the far-left thinking of the “new left”, much of which is authoritarian’ in tone (Clark, Bottom and Copus, 2008, p. 520). For such parties, supporters are attracted by an individual who argues for the disaffected, thereby reducing the importance of more conventional and deliberative engagement.…”

Section: Existing Literature and Theoretical Basismentioning

confidence: 99%

An Analysis of George Galloway's Oratorical and Rhetorical Impact

Crines

2012

Politics

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This article analyses George Galloway's methods of communicating with the electorate through the antipolitical establishment party 'Respect'. The article evaluates Galloway's use of emotive rhetoric and performance-based oratory, arguing that these are likely to appeal to a particular segment of the electorate, specifically those disaffected with the mainstream parties. To do this, the article evaluates a selection of indicative speeches that highlight his style of communicating. The article concludes that Galloway's impact can be attributed to his emotive style of rhetoric, and performance style of oratory. analysis of Galloway's use of oratory and rhetoric will be presented, which will show how he is able to appeal to a specific section of the electorate. This will use an indicative sampling of bs_bs_banner

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Section: Existing Literature and Theoretical Basismentioning

confidence: 99%

An Analysis of George Galloway's Oratorical and Rhetorical Impact

Crines

2012

Politics

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“…The Euroskeptic United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) is regularly called populist (see, e.g., Ford, Goodwin, & Cutts, 2012;Hayton, 2010;Whitaker & Lynch, 2011), as is the British National Party (BNP) (see, e.g., Akkerman, 2011), although others call the BNP fascist with populist overtones (Goodwin, 2014;Mammone, 2009). The Respect Party and English Defence League (EDL) have also been labeled populist (see Bartlett & Littler, 2011;Clark, Bottom, & Copus, 2008).…”

Section: Research On Populism In the United Kingdommentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As noted above, most British scholarship focuses on specific subtypes of populism. Only Clark et al (2008) compare left-and right-wing populism in the Respect Party and the British National Party. Applying Taggart's (2000) taxonomy of populist actors, they find a common core of populist characteristics shared by the two parties, which take different forms depending on the host ideology.…”

Section: Research On Populism In the United Kingdommentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Empirical studies agree on the importance of charismatic leadership to populists' success. George Galloway, leader of the Respect Party, was found to use charisma to patch up contradictory arguments (Clark et al, 2008;Crines, 2013). Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson and former UKIP leader-in-waiting Robert Kilroy Silk were found to use charisma to gain media coverage and obtain internal party cohesion (on the EDL, see Oaten, 2014; on the UKIP, see Fella, 2008).…”

Section: Populist Actors As Communicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The United Kingdom: Hybrid Populisms, Mixed Fortunes, and Unstable Support

Stanyer¹

Populist Political Communication in Europe

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“…Comparing the Respect Party with the British National Party (BNP), Clark et al. (, 530) conclude that both parties are ‘populist in nature and these tendencies have manifested themselves in forms of community politics’. However, it is our claim that the Respect Party's attempt to distance itself from patronage‐based community politics was part of its appeal amongst young South Asian Muslims.…”

Section: Respect's Electoral Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%