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This timely and engaging book examines the rise of populism across the globe. Combining insights from linguistics, argumentation theory, rhetoric, legal theory and political theory it offers a fully integrated characterization of the form and content of populist discourse. Throughout the book, eminent scholars address questions central to the topic, such as: how does populism manifest itself rhetorically; how does it relate to liberal democracy; and how can the populist challenge be confronted? Carefully selected case studies are used to examine how populist behaviour deviates from that which we would expect to be the norm in a liberal democracy, for example through the use of obnoxious language and refusal to substantiate vulgar claims. The book also provides key insights into more fundamental issues, such as the opposition between the 'real' people versus the elite and the longing for a 'Heimat'. Offering an in-depth analysis and evaluation at the intersection of language, law and politics, Vox Populi will be of great benefit to students and scholars from a range of disciplines.

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Author:   Ingeborg van der Geest ,  Henrike Jansen ,  Bart van Klink
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781789901405

ISBN 10:   1789901405
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   21 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: PART I: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES 1. Introduction: The Study of Populism Henrike Jansen, Bart van Klink and Ingeborg van der Geest 2. The Rhetorical Stance of Populism David Zarefsky and Dima Mohammed 3. On Populism as a 'Spectre', and Unmanageable Concept Massimo La Torre PART II: CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEOPLE 4. Identifying Populism in Political Discourse: A Two-Step Corpus Analysis Henk Pander Maat 5. The Populist Construction of 'One Nation' in Politics: The Case of Turkey Yeliz Demir 6. The Different Faces of Populism: Discursive Shifts under Obama and Trump Carina van de Wetering PART III: POPULISM AS A STYLE 7. Suggesting Outsider Status by Behaving Improperly: The Linguistic Realisation of a Populist Rhetorical Strategy in Dutch Parliament Ton van Haaften and Maarten van Leeuwen 8. Populism and Parliamentary Argumentation Games Bertjan Wolthuis 9. Low Style the High Way: Rhetorical Mainstreaming of Populism Lisa Storm Villadsen PART IV: DEMOCRACY AND REPRESENTATION 10. The Immediacy of Populism and the Unrest of Democracy: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Public Sphere Luigi Corrias 11. The Promise and Peril of Designing: A Radical Democratic Populism Laura M. Henderson 12. The Policy Dimension of Populism: A Comparative Approach of Party System Analysis Oliver W. Lembcke PART V: RESPONSES TO POPULISM 13. Values in Populism and Argumentative Counter-Strategies: The Case of Viktor Orban Marija Sniec kute 14. From Fact-Checking to Rhetoric-Checking: Extending Methods for Evaluating Populist Discourse H. Jose Plug and Jean H. M. Wagemans 15. How to Confront the Populist Challenge? Bart van Klink and Ingeborg van der Geest Index

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Edited by Ingeborg van der Geest, Independent Argumentation Scholar, Henrike Jansen, Associate Professor of Argumentation Theory, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University and Bart van Klink, Professor of Legal Methodology, Department of Legal Theory and Legal History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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