While the study of populism has typically focused on the national level, recent years have seen a growing body of research on populism’s local dimensions. Despite making important scholarly advances, this ‘localist turn’ has yet to develop a systematic account of how populism intersects with localism. In this research note, we broach this gap. By exploring how right- and left-wing populisms conceptualize the ‘local’, as well as how localist sentiments can heighten or diminish the appeal of right and left populist politics, we establish a general framework to guide future inquiry into local manifestations of populist politics.
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Chou, M., Moffitt, B., & Busbridge, R. (2022). The Localist Turn in Populism Studies. Swiss Political Science Review, 28(1), 129–141. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12490
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