Populism in world politics: A comparative cross-regional perspective
| Author | Angelos Chryssogelos,Vedi R Hadiz |
| Published date | 01 September 2017 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512117693908 |
| Date | 01 September 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512117693908
International Political Science Review
2017, Vol. 38(4) 399 –411
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Populism in world politics: A
comparative cross-regional
perspective
Vedi R Hadiz
University of Melbourne, Australia
Angelos Chryssogelos
King’s College London, UK
Abstract
Populism has become more salient in multiple regions in the world, in developed as well as developing
countries. Today it is largely a reaction to social dislocations tied to processes of neoliberal globalisation.
As a concept, populism has had a long and contentious history. We suggest that populism has been on the
rise alongside new imaginings of what constitutes the ‘people’ and ‘elites’, as the meanings attached to these
labels are continually reshaped in conjunction with new social conflicts. These conflicts are intensifying
across the globe together with new kinds of social marginalisation, precarious existence and disenchantment
with the broken promises of liberal modernity. The article introduces a special issue on Populism in World
Politics that seeks to understand general processes involved in the emergence of populist politics along with
specific circumstances that affect how it is expressed in terms of identity politics, political strategies and
shifting social bases.
Keywords
Populism, neoliberal globalisation, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa
Introduction
The rise of populism has been witnessed in multiple world regions over the last three decades.
Consequently, academic research on populism has expanded significantly. This research, however,
has focused overwhelmingly on developments in mature capitalist economies and liberal democra-
cies of (Western) Europe, accompanied by a steady growth in the older strand of research into
populism in the Americas (particularly Latin America). The dominant approach to populism over
this period has focused on the characteristics of populism as an ideology and a phenomenon
Corresponding author:
Vedi Hadiz, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, 158/761 Swanston Street, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
Email: vedi.hadiz@unimelb.edu.au
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