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About this book
After reading this groundbreaking textbook, you will have a solid understanding of state-of-the-art populism research and be ready to take a deep dive into more complex debates. Every chapter follows a clear and logical structure and employs the following learning features to help you grapple with the complex topic of Populism:
• Introduces the most state-of-the-art theories, methods, and empirical findings in populism research.
• Examples from populism in different regions of the world to illustrate the variation within populism studies around the globe.
• Learn by doing: 'hands on' exercises and the 'measuring populism' chapters encourage students to play with data and start researching populism independently.
• Chapters on hot topics in populism, such as populism, media and political communication, and the impact of populist parties in government.
• Various didactical features will allow you to trace your progress and guide you through the text-book.
Our expert authors will guide you through each chapter with carefully selected examples from diverse contexts, illustrating the multifaceted nature of populism. Looking at examples from around the world will help you to understand how populism shows up in different political settings. It will give you an introduction to the topic that allows you to command the field of empirical populism research.
Robert A. Huber is Professor of Political Science Research Methods at the University of Salzburg.
Michael Jankowski is Team Lead for the Data Science group in the Federal German Chancellery. He is also affiliated with the University of Oldenburg.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Endorsements
- Contents
- Extended Contents
- About the Editors
- About the Authors
- Online Resources
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Theoretical Foundations of Studying Populism
- 2 Populism Old and New A Historical Trajectory
- 3 Conceptualizations of Populism
- 4 Populism and Democracy
- 5 Populism and Ideology
- Part II Methodological Approaches to Studying Populism
- 6 Qualitative Approaches in Populism Research
- 7 Measuring Populism Using Expert Surveys
- 8 Measuring Populism Through Text Analysis
- 9 Measuring Populism Among Citizens
- Part III The Empirical Study of Populism
- 10 Populism, Media, and Political Communication
- 11 Support for Populist Parties
- 12 Party Competition and Populist Parties
- 13 The Impact of Populist Parties in Government
- 14 Populism and Descriptive Representation
- 15 Populism in the World
- References
- Index