Left-wing populist discourse in Belgium: The effect of the rise of the Parti du Travail de Belgique on mainstream parties
Since 2009, the rise of the most important Belgian Francophone left-wing populist party, i.e. the Parti du Travail de Belgique (PTB), has been increasingly seen as a challenge for mainstream parties. Given the lack of research on Belgium within the field of political left-populist discourse, this paper analyses the effect of the growing popularity of the left-populist party on mainstream parties’ discourse. To investigate this issue, a discourse analysis has been conducted following the Modified Spatial Theory which argues that, when triggered, mainstream parties choose between three different... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
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Maastricht University
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Schlagwörter: | Left-wing populism / Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB / Discourse analysis / Modified Spatial Theory |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28537555 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://openjournals.maastrichtuniversity.nl/Marble/article/view/751 |