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Right-wing populism in Europe & USA: contesting politics & discourse beyond ‘Orbanism’ and ‘Trumpism’

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>13/09/2017
<mark>Journal</mark>Journal of Language and Politics
Issue number4
Volume16
Number of pages14
Pages (from-to)471-484
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

In recent years and months, new information about the rise of right-wing populist parties (RWPs) in Europe and the USA has dominated the news and caused an election scare among mainstream institutions and politicians. The unpredictable successes of populists (e.g. Donald Trump in the USA in 2016) have by now transformed anxieties into legitimate apprehension and fear. This Special Issue addresses the recent sudden upsurge of right-wing populism. It responds to many recent challenges and a variety of 'discursive shifts' and wider dynamics of media and public discourses that have taken place as a result of the upswing of right-wing populism (RWP) across Europe and beyond. We examine not only the nature or the state-of-the-art of contemporary RWP but also point to its ontology within and beyond the field of politics and argue that the rise and success of RWP is certainly not a recent or a momentary phenomenon.

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This article has been accepted for publication in Journal of Language and Politics, Volume 16, Issue 4, 2017, pages: 471-484, © 2017 John Benjamins, the publisher should be contacted for permission to re-use the material in any form.