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TY - JOUR
T1 - The “Establishment”, the “Élites”, and the “People”
T2 - Who’s who?
AU - Wodak, Ruth Emily
N1 - This article has been accepted for publication in Journal of Language and Politics, Volume 16, Issue 4, 2017, pages: 551-565, © 2017 John Benjamins, the publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use the material in any form.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In this paper, I discuss the attempt by all right-wing populist parties to create, on the one hand, the ‘real’ and ‘true’ people; and on the other, the ‘élites’ or ‘the establishment’ who are excluded from the true demos. Such divisions, as will be elaborated in detail, have emerged in many societies over centuries and decades. A brief example of the arbitrary construction of opposing groups illustrates the intricacies of such populist reasoning. Furthermore, I pose the question why such divisions resonate so well in many countries? I argue that – apart from a politics of fear ( Wodak 2015 ) – much resentment is evoked which could be viewed as both accompanying as well as a reaction to the disenchantment with politics and the growing inequalities in globalized capitalist societies.
AB - In this paper, I discuss the attempt by all right-wing populist parties to create, on the one hand, the ‘real’ and ‘true’ people; and on the other, the ‘élites’ or ‘the establishment’ who are excluded from the true demos. Such divisions, as will be elaborated in detail, have emerged in many societies over centuries and decades. A brief example of the arbitrary construction of opposing groups illustrates the intricacies of such populist reasoning. Furthermore, I pose the question why such divisions resonate so well in many countries? I argue that – apart from a politics of fear ( Wodak 2015 ) – much resentment is evoked which could be viewed as both accompanying as well as a reaction to the disenchantment with politics and the growing inequalities in globalized capitalist societies.
KW - Freedom Party
KW - Manichean Division
KW - topos
KW - Austria
KW - establishment
KW - Right-wing populism
KW - ‘the people’
KW - elite
KW - presidential election campaign
KW - politics of fear
KW - TV debate
U2 - 10.1075/jlp.17030.wod
DO - 10.1075/jlp.17030.wod
M3 - Journal article
VL - 16
SP - 551
EP - 565
JO - Journal of Language and Politics
JF - Journal of Language and Politics
SN - 1569-2159
IS - 4
ER -