Setting the scene: Filling the Gaps in Populism Studies

This article introduces the conceptual and analytical framework for the special issue, which explores the cultural side of populism: the relationships between politics, emotions, music, and subcultures in populist contexts. We highlight the role that cultural and symbolic 'products' (such...

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Published in:Partecipazione e conflitto Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 28
Main Authors: Caiani, Manuela, Padoan, Enrico
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Milan ESE Salento University Publishing 01.01.2020
Coordinamento SIBA
Subjects:
cultural and symbolic construction of populism
Economic crisis
Emotions
emotions and populism
Music
music and populism
Narratives
Political parties
Politics
Popular culture
Populism
Social movements
Social reality
socio-cultural approach to populism
Subcultures
Symbolism
Symbols
varieties of populism
ISSN:1972-7623, 2035-6609
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Summary:This article introduces the conceptual and analytical framework for the special issue, which explores the cultural side of populism: the relationships between politics, emotions, music, and subcultures in populist contexts. We highlight the role that cultural and symbolic 'products' (such as music, emotions, narratives, and visual symbols) play in the emergence and spread of populism. First, we explore the opportunities afforded by understanding the concept of populism from a cultural/symbolic point of view, reaching beyond the traditional party politics literature to which it is usually confined. Second, we suggest different ways in which populism has been articulated in various European countries (e.g. popular cultures, subcultures) since the economic crisis of 2008, emphasizing music, narratives, visuals, and emotions as means of the populist symbolic construction of the political and social reality. Third, from a social movement perspective, we reflect on the mechanisms (cognitive, emotional, normative) that may help understanding the current populist 'momentum', as well as on the methods to empirically grasp them.
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ISSN:1972-7623
2035-6609
DOI:10.1285/i20356609v13i1p01