Conditional environmentalism of right-wing populism in power: ideology and/or opportunities?

This study focuses on right-wing populists (RWP) in power and their discourses and policy preferences on environmental issues. Through a content and frame analysis of electoral manifestos, party communication and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with party representatives, this paper examines wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental politics Jg. 33; H. 4; S. 591 - 611
Hauptverfasser: Caiani, Manuela, Lubarda, Balša
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon Routledge 06.06.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Schlagworte:
Discourses
Elections
environment
Environmental policy
Environmentalism
Frame analysis
Ideology
inclusion-moderation
Institutionalization
Modernization
opportunities
Political discourse
Political factors
Populism
Populism in government
Positioning
Power
Right wing politics
ISSN:0964-4016, 1743-8934
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Zusammenfassung:This study focuses on right-wing populists (RWP) in power and their discourses and policy preferences on environmental issues. Through a content and frame analysis of electoral manifestos, party communication and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with party representatives, this paper examines whether ideological or contextual factors (political opportunities) determine RWP positioning on the environment. By focusing on the only three cases in Europe of RWP in government in a prominent position, i.e. alone or as a major coalition partner (also representing key ideological varieties of RWP), Law and Justice - PiS in Poland; Fidesz in Hungary and Lega in Italy, this study shows that ideological positions (and especially differences) are less important in determining RWP environmental discourses than are opportunities and institutionalization. Moreover, we also find that the shared features across these actors reflect a conditional, 'yes-but' environmentalism of these parties, embedded in the discourse of ecological modernization and oppositional, Manichean framing.
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ISSN:0964-4016
1743-8934
DOI:10.1080/09644016.2023.2242749