- The Oxford Handbook of Populism
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Populism: An Overview of the Concept and the State of the Art
- Populism: An Ideational Approach
- Populism: A Political-Strategic Approach
- Populism: A Socio-Cultural Approach
- Populism in Africa
- Populism in Australia and New Zealand
- Populism in Central and Eastern Europe
- Populism in East Asia
- Populism in India
- Populism in Latin America
- Populism in the Post-Soviet States
- Populism in the United States
- Populism in Western Europe
- Populism and Its Causes
- Populism and Political Parties
- Populism and Social Movements
- Populism and Technocracy
- Populism and Nationalism
- Populism and Fascism
- Populism and Foreign Policy
- Populism and Identification
- Populism and Gender
- Populism and Religion
- Populism and the Media
- Populism and the Question of How to Respond to It
- Populism and the History of Popular Sovereignty
- Populism and Hegemony
- Populism as a Threat to Liberal Democracy
- Populism and the Principle of Majority
- Populism and Constitutionalism
- Populism and the Idea of The People
- Populism and Praxis
- Populism and Cosmopolitanism
- Populism in the Socialist Imagination
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter provides an overview of the ideological character and electoral strengths of populist parties in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe. It argues that the circumstances of democratic transition gave rise both to radical and to centrist populist parties, and that both subtypes have remained distinct and enduring features of the party systems of these countries. However, while populists have played important roles in defining ideological choices, their electoral strengths and role in government should not be overstated. No general rise in populism has occurred over the period of democratic consolidation; instead, we can observe significant country-level variation in the nature and strength of these parties.
Keywords: populism, Central and Eastern Europe, transition, democratization, party systems, electoral competition
Ben Stanley, Lecturer, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland
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- The Oxford Handbook of Populism
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Populism: An Overview of the Concept and the State of the Art
- Populism: An Ideational Approach
- Populism: A Political-Strategic Approach
- Populism: A Socio-Cultural Approach
- Populism in Africa
- Populism in Australia and New Zealand
- Populism in Central and Eastern Europe
- Populism in East Asia
- Populism in India
- Populism in Latin America
- Populism in the Post-Soviet States
- Populism in the United States
- Populism in Western Europe
- Populism and Its Causes
- Populism and Political Parties
- Populism and Social Movements
- Populism and Technocracy
- Populism and Nationalism
- Populism and Fascism
- Populism and Foreign Policy
- Populism and Identification
- Populism and Gender
- Populism and Religion
- Populism and the Media
- Populism and the Question of How to Respond to It
- Populism and the History of Popular Sovereignty
- Populism and Hegemony
- Populism as a Threat to Liberal Democracy
- Populism and the Principle of Majority
- Populism and Constitutionalism
- Populism and the Idea of The People
- Populism and Praxis
- Populism and Cosmopolitanism
- Populism in the Socialist Imagination
- Index
