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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.
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Populism Politicians
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Citation
Salgado, S., Stanyer, J., Hajzer, G., Hopmann, D. N., Kalsnes, B., Legnante, G., Lipiński, A., Merkovity, N., Papathanassopoulos, S., Sanders, K. B. (2019). Politicians’ Perceptions of Populism and the Media: A Cross-National Study Based on Semi-Structured Interviews. In Reinemann, C., Stanyer, J., Aalberg, T., Esser, F., Vreese C. H. De (Eds.), Communicating populism: comparing actor perceptions, media coverage, and effects on citizens in Europe, pp. 51-68. New York: Routledge