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- Politicians’ Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured InterviewsPublication . Salgado, Susana; Stanyer, James; Hajzer, Gergő; Hopmann, David N.; Kalsnes, Bente; Legnante, Guido; Lipiński, Artur; Merkovity, Norbert; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Sanders, Karen B.Why is it importam to study politicians' perceptions of populism? The way in which something is regarded and understood is of the utmost importance for its impact on politics and society in general. Given the complexities in defining 'populism' and understanding its meaning, and in view of it being commonly referred to as a 'vague', 'slippery', 'elusive' concept (e.g., Canovan, 1981, 1984; Taggart, 2000; Barr, 2009; Lucardie, 2009; Woods, 2014), this study addresses the concept and its potential implications through the views of politicians who represent some of the most importam politicaI parties in 11 European countries and who are therefore important opinion-makers. The main objective is to discern what politicians from the various countries and different types of politicai parties understand by populism and how they perceive the causes and implications of these phenomena in their countries, and, more broadly, in European and global contexts.
- Journalists’ Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured InterviewsPublication . Stanyer, James; Salgado, Susana; Bobba, Giuliano; Hajzer, Gergö; Hopmann, David N.; Hubé, Nicolas; Merkovity, Norbert; Özerim, Gökay; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Sanders, Karen B.; Spasojevic, Dusan; Vochocova, Lenka
- Crisis and populism: a comparative study of populist and non-populist candidates and rhetoric in the news media coverage of election campaignsPublication . Salgado, Susana; Luengo, Óscar G.; Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos; Suiter, Jane; Stępińska, AgnieszkaThis research investigates links between the Euro Crisis and populism and asks whether there are patterns of populism in different election campaigns, namely is there country-specific populist rhetoric or similar anti-elite criticisms? Through content analysis, we examine the mainstream media coverage of populist and non-populist actors in the countries that were most affected by the Euro Crisis (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain) and in Poland, a country that, despite not being part of the Euro, has been experiencing a significant rise of populism recently. These are also countries underrepresented in systematic empirical political communication research and that represent different levels of success of populism. Our findings show that although mainstream news media tends to be negative towards populist candidates, there are important cross-country differences with potential impact on the electoral success and failure of populist actors.