Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign

Populist political parties have become a key feature of the European political landscape. In addition to claiming to be identified with the people, many of these parties are characterized by exclusionary narratives which centre on groups such as immigrants and religious minorities, a feature conside...

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Autores: Sanders, Karen, Molina, María Jesús, Zorogastua, Jessica
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Palabra clave:Exclusionary narratives
immigrants
Podemos
populist communication
scapegoating
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spelling Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaignSanders, KarenMolina, María JesúsZorogastua, JessicaExclusionary narrativesimmigrantsPodemospopulist communicationscapegoatingPopulist political parties have become a key feature of the European political landscape. In addition to claiming to be identified with the people, many of these parties are characterized by exclusionary narratives which centre on groups such as immigrants and religious minorities, a feature considered by many analysts as specific to right-wing populism. Left-wing populism is frequently defined as sharing right-wing populism’s identification with the people and its anti-elitism but not its attachment to exclusionary narratives. This study joins other recent work in challenging that assumption, providing evidence for the contention that anti-elitism is also a form of excluding populist communication. Using Van Dijk’s methodological approach to the analysis of the discursive positioning of ‘Us/ Them’ and elements of Burke’s dramatistic pentad, this article examines the party and electoral communication of Podemos, the self-described, left-wing populist Spanish political party, from its foundation in January 2014 up until the close of the European Union parliamentary election campaign in May 2014. The study shows that an exclusionary narrative was integral to Podemos’ campaign communication in that a group of people identified as the caste (la casta) constituted the stigmatized out-group in contraposition to the in-group of the ‘people’ which included immigrants and the leaders of Podemos. This suggests that populist parties or politicians of all ideological stripes may be characterized by exclusionary and stigmatizing narratives.European Journal of Communication202420242017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10115/28730reponame:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlosinstname:Universidad Rey Juan CarlosInglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/287302026-06-24T12:48:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
title Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
spellingShingle Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
Sanders, Karen
Exclusionary narratives
immigrants
Podemos
populist communication
scapegoating
title_short Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
title_full Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
title_fullStr Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
title_full_unstemmed Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
title_sort Populism and exclusionary narratives: The ‘other’ in Podemos’ 2014 European Union election campaign
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sanders, Karen
Molina, María Jesús
Zorogastua, Jessica
author Sanders, Karen
author_facet Sanders, Karen
Molina, María Jesús
Zorogastua, Jessica
author_role author
author2 Molina, María Jesús
Zorogastua, Jessica
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Exclusionary narratives
immigrants
Podemos
populist communication
scapegoating
topic Exclusionary narratives
immigrants
Podemos
populist communication
scapegoating
description Populist political parties have become a key feature of the European political landscape. In addition to claiming to be identified with the people, many of these parties are characterized by exclusionary narratives which centre on groups such as immigrants and religious minorities, a feature considered by many analysts as specific to right-wing populism. Left-wing populism is frequently defined as sharing right-wing populism’s identification with the people and its anti-elitism but not its attachment to exclusionary narratives. This study joins other recent work in challenging that assumption, providing evidence for the contention that anti-elitism is also a form of excluding populist communication. Using Van Dijk’s methodological approach to the analysis of the discursive positioning of ‘Us/ Them’ and elements of Burke’s dramatistic pentad, this article examines the party and electoral communication of Podemos, the self-described, left-wing populist Spanish political party, from its foundation in January 2014 up until the close of the European Union parliamentary election campaign in May 2014. The study shows that an exclusionary narrative was integral to Podemos’ campaign communication in that a group of people identified as the caste (la casta) constituted the stigmatized out-group in contraposition to the in-group of the ‘people’ which included immigrants and the leaders of Podemos. This suggests that populist parties or politicians of all ideological stripes may be characterized by exclusionary and stigmatizing narratives.
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