Browsing by Author "Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Gonzalo"

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    Diffusion and global circulation of populist discourse
    (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2024) Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Gonzalo; Sandoval Agüero, Cristóbal Patricio
    Despite increasing interest in and research on populism, there is a gap in the literature on the phenomenon when it comes to understanding the diffusion of populist projects across countries and regions. With the aim of addressing this research gap, this chapter develops a theoretical framework that is useful for analysing the dynamics of the diffusion and global circulation of populist discourse. Considering the literature on the diffusion of public policies, collective action frames and the theory of circulation of ideas, this chapter conceives populism as a global, multi-scalar political phenomenon beyond contextually situated cases. To demonstrate the utility of the proposed framework, we provide empirical illustrations of the dynamics of diffusion and global circulation of populist discourse from the Global South to the Global North and vice versa. We are thus interested in advancing a research agenda on the transnational dimension of populism and its diffusion across the globe.
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    Populism. A Very Short Introduction
    (Oxford University Press, 2017) Mudde, Cass; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Gonzalo
    What is populism? What is the relationship between populism and democracy? Populism: A Very Short Introduction presents populism as an ideology that divides society into two antagonistic camps: the “pure people” versus the “corrupt elite,” and that privileges popular sovereignty above all else. It illustrates the practical power of this ideology by describing populist movements of the modern era—European right-wing parties, left-wing presidents in Latin America, and the Tea Party movement in the United States—and charismatic populist leaders such as Juan Domingo Péron, H. Ross Perot, Silvio Berlusconi, and Hugo Chávez. Although populism is ultimately part of democracy, populist forces constitute an increasing challenge to democratic politics.
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    Riding the Populist Wave: Europe's Mainstream Right in Crisis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    (2021) Bale, Tim; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Gonzalo; Harteveld, Eelco; Abou-Chadi, Tarik; Krause, Werner; Heinisch, Reinhard; Werner, Annika; Evans, Jocelyn; Ivaldi, Gilles; Wiliarty, Sarah E.; Casterlli Gattinara, Pietro; Froio, Caterina; Van Kessel, Stijn; Alonso, Sonia; Field, Bonnie N.; Jupskås, Anders Ravik; Hayton, Richard; Bale, Tim; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Gonzalo
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    Right-Wing Moderation, Left-Wing Inertia and Political Cartelisation in Post-Transition Chile
    (Cambridge University Press, 2020) Madariaga, Aldo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Gonzalo
    A través de un análisis de los datos del Proyecto Manifiesto sobre Chile en la post-transición, mostramos que hay una creciente convergencia en las estrategias electorales entre las coaliciones de centro-izquierda y de centro-derecha. Mientras que la primera se caracteriza por tener cierta inercia, la otra está marcada por una gradual, aunque persistente, moderación programática. Para interpretar estos resultados, nos apoyamos no sólo en teorías sobre la relevancia y adaptación partidarias, sino también en las tesis del partido-cartel. Nuestra contribución refuerza los hallazgos de una creciente literatura sobre la post-transición en Chile que revela una mayor colusión entre las coaliciones de izquierda y de derecha, las que han tenido cada vez más dificultades en canalizar las demandas emanadas desde abajo y por lo tanto en proveer una adecuada representación política.