El populismo como vanguardia del desencanto político en Europa: el fenómeno "Podemos" en España

In recent years we have witnessed the re-emergence of political populism in Europe. The main objective of this article is to delve into the concept of populism, in order to explain the phenomenon of the “Podemos” (We can) political party in Spain. Our theoretical starting point is understanding popu...

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Main Author: Uribe Otalora, Ainhoa
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Source:Revista de estudios políticos, ISSN 0048-7694, Nº 177, 2017, pags. 213-255
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In recent years we have witnessed the re-emergence of political populism in Europe. The main objective of this article is to delve into the concept of populism, in order to explain the phenomenon of the “Podemos” (We can) political party in Spain. Our theoretical starting point is understanding populism as a porous or weak ideology (Mudde, 2004), determined by a particular communicative framing (Jaagers & Walgrave, 2007), that employs a specific political strategy (Weyland, 2001). Populist communication tends to idealize the people, propound an anti-elitist rhetoric opposed to the status quo, and seeks to create emotional bonds with citizens. Our hypothesis is that the success of political populism in Spain has more to do with the political crisis than with the economic crisis. In this respect it reflects a ‘new vanguard of political disaffection’, particularly with regard to the traditional political parties. Economic problems are usually considered to be one of the causes that explain political changes and social protests. However, declining economic conditions do not necessarily provoke the emergence of populism. According to Albertazzi & McDonnell (2008), Pasquino (2008), Freidenberg (2007) and Ulloa (2016), political or institutional crisis, and more specifically the crisis of the political party system, is a key factor that explains the emergence of populism.
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El populismo como vanguardia del desencanto político en Europa: el fenómeno "Podemos" en España
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El populismo como vanguardia del desencanto político en Europa: el fenómeno "Podemos" en España
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00012840352019-03-01El populismo como vanguardia del desencanto político en Europa: el fenómeno "Podemos" en EspañaUribe Otalora, AinhoaPopulismopartidos políticosdesafección políticaEspañaPopulismpolitical partiespolitical disaffectionSpainIn recent years we have witnessed the re-emergence of political populism in Europe. The main objective of this article is to delve into the concept of populism, in order to explain the phenomenon of the “Podemos” (We can) political party in Spain. Our theoretical starting point is understanding populism as a porous or weak ideology (Mudde, 2004), determined by a particular communicative framing (Jaagers & Walgrave, 2007), that employs a specific political strategy (Weyland, 2001). Populist communication tends to idealize the people, propound an anti-elitist rhetoric opposed to the status quo, and seeks to create emotional bonds with citizens. Our hypothesis is that the success of political populism in Spain has more to do with the political crisis than with the economic crisis. In this respect it reflects a ‘new vanguard of political disaffection’, particularly with regard to the traditional political parties. Economic problems are usually considered to be one of the causes that explain political changes and social protests. However, declining economic conditions do not necessarily provoke the emergence of populism. According to Albertazzi & McDonnell (2008), Pasquino (2008), Freidenberg (2007) and Ulloa (2016), political or institutional crisis, and more specifically the crisis of the political party system, is a key factor that explains the emergence of populism.En Europa asistimos desde hace unos años al resurgir del populismo político. El objetivo del artículo es abordar teórica y empíricamente el populismo, para avanzar en el conocimiento del fenómeno «Podemos» en España. Identificaremos el populismo como una ideología débil o porosa (Mudde, 2004), que incluso puede ser calificada solo de estrategia política (Weyland, 2001), basada en un estilo comunicativo propio (Jaagers y Walgrave, 2007), centrado en la idealización del pueblo, una retórica antielitista, excluyente o contraria al statu quo, que busca la creación de vínculos emocionales con los ciudadanos, con objeto de derrocar a los partidos políticos tradicionales. La hipótesis central del trabajo es que el éxito electoral del populismo político en España es consecuencia, en mayor medida, de una crisis política que de una crisis económica, de ahí que podamos hablar de una nueva «vanguardia del desencanto político». Los problemas económicos suelen ser un referente clásico con el que se explican los cambios políticos y las protestas sociales, pero ello no necesariamente da lugar al surgimiento de un populismo. Para autores como Albertazzi y McDonnell (2008), Pasquino (2008), Freidenberg (2007) o Ulloa (2016) la crisis política o crisis institucional, especialmente del sistema de partidos, es un factor clave en el surgimiento del populismo.2017text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6158035(Revista) ISSN 0048-7694Revista de estudios políticos, ISSN 0048-7694, Nº 177, 2017, pags. 213-255spaLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI