Radically different A paper on the relationship between populist radicalization and governing power
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2024-08-26
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This research discusses the relationship between governing, populism and radicalization. To get a complete view of what causes populist actors to radicalize the focus was also on the impact of institutional setting and the timeframe in which a populist leader was active. It was found that populist actors stay equally radical or heighten their populist discourse once becoming part of the government. Furthermore populist actors in opposition that are part of the third wave of populism were found to be more radical than populist leaders who function within the fourth wave of populism. There was also some evidence that third wave populists behave more radically in government. When focusing on the institutional variable Trump proved to be equally radical as Salvini, however Bossi was given a higher grade on populism. Therefore, H4 was rejected as it was expected that populists in a presidential system would behave more radical than populist politicians in a parliamentary system. Finally, there was some data that pointed to the confirmation of H5, which stated that populist actors in a presidential system would show more populist discourse than their parliamentary colleagues abroad. Trump was found to be more populist than Salvini, however Bossi was on equal footing in terms of populism.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen