This book presents a collection of studies related to populism in contemporary political discourse. Following growing scholarly interest in the topic, this volume offers a wide panorama on the discursive construction of populism across the political spectrum worldwide.

International experts from different backgrounds provide a comprehensive analysis of populist communication in present-day politics. Each chapter in the book constitutes a case study from a different country, altogether offering a global perspective on the construction of populism in political discourse. In particular, the book presents studies from fourteen different countries across the globe: Belgium, France, Spain, the United States of America, Portugal, Montenegro, Italy, Ghana, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Japan, Russia, Poland, and Israel.

Here, readers can (1) get acquainted with discourse on populism in the media; (2) have access to ample descriptions of populist communication strategies across frontiers; (3) explore populist discourse by contemporary societies’ well-known political leaders from different countries; and (4) examine the intertwining of populism, policymaking, and religion.

Rooted in different frameworks, the various chapters offer a comprehensive understanding of the complex phenomenon of populism. The volume also enables the reader to globally grasp similarities and differences in the way populist discourse is built from West to East. International and interdisciplinary approaches form the cornerstone of this volume that will appeal to scholars from diverse academic backgrounds.

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Chapter 1. Exploring Populism in Contemporary Political Discourse

Cristina Lastres-López & Isabel Íñigo-Mora

Discourse on Populism in the Media

Chapter 2. What Does Populism Mean in Belgian Media Discourse? A Corpus-Assisted Analysis of the Terms Populism and Populist in French- and Dutch-Speaking Media in Belgium

Nadezda Shchinova, Barbara De Cock & Philippe Hambye

Chapter 3. Populism on the Move: Tracking the Circulation of Populist(s) and Populism(s) in France’s Parliamentary, Mass Media, and Twitter Arenas

Raül Nuevo-Gascó

Chapter 4. Understanding Populism from the Voter’s Perspective in Spain: Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Yolanda Díaz in Contrast

Catalina Fuentes Rodríguez & Ester Brenes Peña

Populist Communication Strategies

Chapter 5. Extreme Case Formulations: A Diachronic Analysis of Populism in the US Political Arena

Isabel Íñigo-Mora & Luka Sisel-Petrovic

Chapter 6. The Simple and Contagious Language of Populism: Portuguese Parliamentary Debates

Maria-Aldina Marques

Chapter 7. People-Centrism in Parliamentary Question Time: Three Montenegrin Prime Ministers Compared

Milica Vuković-Stamatović & Branka Živković

Chapter 8. Moralism, Identity, and Individualism in Italian Political Communication

Benedetta Baldi

Chapter 9. Resistive Speech by Populist Ghanaian Political Actors: A Diachronic Study in Language and Liberty

Samuel Gyasi Obeng & Akua Campbell

Populist Discourse in Present-Day Political Leadership

Chapter 10. Populism in the UK: An Analysis of the Rhetoric of Nigel Farage

Peter Bull, Ashley Weinberg & Sharon Coen

Chapter 11. Gender and Populism in Turkish Politics: The Case of Meral Akşener

H. Bahadır Türk

Chapter 12. From Japan’s Elite Appropriation of Populist Communication to the Emergence of Anti-elitist Populism: Discourse Analysis of Abe Shinzô and Yamamoto Tarô

Junki Nakahara

Chapter 13. Russia Under Putin: A Political Public Relations Approach to the Language of Power

Albina Gayoso & Jim Jose

Populism in Present-day Policymaking and Religion

Chapter 14. The Discourse of “Energy Security” in Populist Politics and Policymaking in Poland

Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska

Chapter 15. The New Messianic Nationalist Populism (NMNP) in Israel

Michal Hisherik & Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti