How far does nationalism go? An overview of populist parties in Central and Eastern Europe

Gherghina, S. , Miscoiu, S. and Soare, S. (2017) How far does nationalism go? An overview of populist parties in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Heinisch, R. C., Holtz-Bacha, C. and Mazzoleni, O. (eds.) Political Populism: A Handbook. Nomos: Baden-Baden, pp. 193-208. ISBN 9783848725342

Abstract

The literature on populism refers both to empirical facts, such as the expansion of electoral support for populist parties across Europe and on almost all other continents (Gherghina et al. 2013), and to the so-called perception of a major challenge for contemporary democracies (Mudde 2007). This is also the case in Central and Eastern Europe, where most of the research uses the common denominator of “the worshipped people” (Ionescu and Gellner 1969: 4) to assess populism and its variants. More recent studies have also shown the utility of using populism as a scale, implying that parties can be assessed as more populist or less populist. This chapter aims to provide an overview of populist parties across Central and Eastern Europe with a focus on six countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) between 1990 and 2016.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gherghina, Dr Sergiu
• Authors: Gherghina, S., Miscoiu, S., and Soare, S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
• Publisher: Nomos
• ISBN: 9783848725342