Bonnie Field
@bonniefield.bsky.social
Professor, Editor of South European Society and Politics (@sespjournal.bsky.social). Spain, European politics & political science. My views. https://www.bonnienfield.com
On Turkey, @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social examines how foreign policy issues were instrumentalized by Pres Erdoğan & the AKP in the May 2023 elections, finding populist politicization through the discursive metanarrative of status elevation & external sponsorship
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Foreign policy as domestic politics in populist competitive authoritarianism: the case of the May 2023 elections in Turkey
In populist competitive authoritarian regimes, the distinction between the domestic and the foreign has become increasingly more porous. Yet we have limited knowledge about how populist politicians...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
On Turkey, @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social examines how foreign policy issues were instrumentalized by Pres Erdoğan & the AKP in the May 2023 elections, finding populist politicization through the discursive metanarrative of status elevation & external sponsorship
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Konstantinos Papastathis & colleagues examine the Greek Níki party, arguing that the party redefines Greek conservatism and signals potential broader populist dynamics in Orthodox southeastern European contexts.
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A populist version of religious rigorism in contemporary Greece? The case of the Níki party
This article scrutinises the rise of the Greek political party, Níki. Emerging as a faith-based movement, Níki questions the secular establishment, promoting traditional values rooted in Orthodox C...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Konstantinos Papastathis & colleagues examine the Greek Níki party, arguing that the party redefines Greek conservatism and signals potential broader populist dynamics in Orthodox southeastern European contexts.
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- @juanroch.bsky.social & @guillermocordero.bsky.social examine whether left and right populist parties in Spain refer to class identities in their discourses or mainly highlight a moral distinction between ‘people’ and the ‘elite’. Open access
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A moral or class divide for populist parties? ‘The people’ in the discourse of Podemos and Vox in Spain
Do populist parties refer to class identities in their discourses or do they, as most populism literature assumes, mainly highlight a moral distinction between ‘people’ and the ‘elite’? To explore ...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
- @juanroch.bsky.social & @guillermocordero.bsky.social examine whether left and right populist parties in Spain refer to class identities in their discourses or mainly highlight a moral distinction between ‘people’ and the ‘elite’. Open access
doi.org/10.1080/1360...
doi.org/10.1080/1360...
Turning to Spain, Hugo Marcos-Marne, Isabel Inguanzo & Homero Gil de Zuñiga examine the connection b/t individuals’ attitudes towards gender equality & populism using panel data & find a general positive association between hostile sexism & populist attitudes.
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Are sexist and populist attitudes connected? Positive evidence from the least-likely-case of Spain
Evidence suggests that populist parties, especially but not exclusively of the radical right, are more supported by men and can be a threat to gender equality. However, systematic analyses are miss...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Turning to Spain, Hugo Marcos-Marne, Isabel Inguanzo & Homero Gil de Zuñiga examine the connection b/t individuals’ attitudes towards gender equality & populism using panel data & find a general positive association between hostile sexism & populist attitudes.
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Gianfranco Baldini, Filippo Tronconi & Davide Angelucci examine the Brothers of Italy, arguing that while both leader & party can be classified as belonging to the populist radical right family, FdI must be understood as a ‘rooted newcomer’. Currently free access
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Yet Another Populist Party? Understanding the Rise of Brothers of Italy
From its 2012 beginnings as a marginal radical right splinter group, in the 2022 general election ‘Fratelli d’Italia’ (Brothers of Italy, FdI) was the most voted party and its leader, Giorgia Melon...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Gianfranco Baldini, Filippo Tronconi & Davide Angelucci examine the Brothers of Italy, arguing that while both leader & party can be classified as belonging to the populist radical right family, FdI must be understood as a ‘rooted newcomer’. Currently free access
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Antonella Seddone & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social explore populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming -- if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters -- using survey data from Italy. Currently free access
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Perceptions of populist radical right mainstreaming as a threat to democracy: evidence from Italian voters
This paper explores a little-studied side of populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming: if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters. Using surv...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Antonella Seddone & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social explore populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming -- if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters -- using survey data from Italy. Currently free access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Moreno Mancosu, Federico Vegetti, Antonella Seddone & Giuliano Bobba examine the dynamics of perceived victimhood in the Italian political landscape, highlighting its correlation with political ideology, populism, and economic distress.
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Perceived victimhood in Italian politics: political ideology, populism, and economic grievance
This paper examines the dynamics of perceived victimhood in the Italian political landscape, highlighting its correlation with political ideology, populism, and economic distress. Utilizing origina...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Moreno Mancosu, Federico Vegetti, Antonella Seddone & Giuliano Bobba examine the dynamics of perceived victimhood in the Italian political landscape, highlighting its correlation with political ideology, populism, and economic distress.
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Massimo Prearo & @scopelliti.bsky.social scrutinise the radical-right populist narratives in Italy to assess to what extent issues related to LGBTIQ+ rights matter for this party family. doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Massimo Prearo & @scopelliti.bsky.social scrutinise the radical-right populist narratives in Italy to assess to what extent issues related to LGBTIQ+ rights matter for this party family. doi.org/10.1080/1360...
- @silviadecadri.bsky.social & Fedra Negri offer a diachronic overview (1948–2020) of Italian deputies’ strategic use of populist language, by applying a novel dictionary to a new dataset on Italian parliamentary debates. Currently free access. doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
- @silviadecadri.bsky.social & Fedra Negri offer a diachronic overview (1948–2020) of Italian deputies’ strategic use of populist language, by applying a novel dictionary to a new dataset on Italian parliamentary debates. Currently free access. doi.org/10.1080/1360...