RT Journal Article
T1 Radicalism and populism do they always go hand by hand? A comparative analysis of the radical left and the radical right in Spain
A1 Ramos-González, Jorge
A1 Ortiz Barquero, Pablo
K1 Populism
K1 Radicalism
K1 Discourse analysis
K1 Spain
AB In recent years, Spain’s political landscape has been dramatically transformed from a two-party system, to a new polarized multiparty system. In this sense, two new radical parties are playing a crucial role: Unidas Podemos (UP) and VOX. Despite their ideological differences, both have been defined as populists. In the case of UP this nature has been pointed out, but for VOX it is less clear due to its recent institutionalization. Our purpose is to examine populism regarding these two parties. We conducted a qualitative analysis of manifestos and speeches using so-called Discourse- Theoretical Analysis (DTA) to examine their ideological discursive elements. The results show that the relation between radicalism and populism is not mechanical or self-evident and that there is a need to develop a research agenda that treats populism systematically, not as an empty rhetoric concept.
PB Taylor and Francis
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26195
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26195
LA en
NO Journal of Political Ideologies, 29(3), 597–613
NO Departamento de Sociología, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
NO Área de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, Departamento de Derecho Público, Universidad de Salamanca
DS RIO
RD Apr 25, 2026