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Responding to populist parties in Europe
the 'other people' vs the 'populist people'
This text provides a new theoretical tool kit exploring how those who disagree with populist parties oppose them and what kinds of opposition initiatives work, why, and to what ends.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Opposing Populist Parties in Europe -- The `other people' vs the `populist people' -- Beyond `militant democracy' -- Democratic defence as `normal politics' -- Who opposes populist parties and how do they do it? -- What does opposition to populist parties achieve? -- Tools for achieving goals -- Working out what works -- 1 Muddy Waters: Populism and Democratic Defence -- What Is Populism? -- The Power of Populist Appeals -- Populism and Democracy: Threat or Corrective? -- Populism, `Democratic Backsliding', and Competitive Authoritarianism -- 2 Mapping Initiatives Opposing Populist Parties in Europe -- Populist Opponents: Public Authorities, Parties, and Civil Society -- Tolerant and Intolerant Modes of Engagement with Populists -- Intolerant Initiatives Opposing Populist Parties -- Rights restrictions by public authorities -- Ostracism by other political parties -- Coercive confrontation by civil society actors -- Tolerant Initiatives Opposing Populist Parties -- `Ordinary' legal controls and pedagogy by public authorities -- Forbearance by political parties -- Adversarialism by civil society actors -- Initiatives and National Patterns of Opposition to Populist Parties -- 3 Manipulation of Voter and Party Choice -- How IoPPs Work by Manipulating Strategic Incentives -- Winning and losing votes -- Moderation and radicalization -- Boosting and diminishing party resources -- The Mixed Blessings of Ostracism -- Policy Cooptation and the `Original' versus the `Copy' -- Populists in Government as the `New Normal' -- 4 Enforcement through the Constitution, Courts, and Coercion -- How IoPPs Work through Coercion and Institutional Constraint -- Political opportunity structures and constrained democracy.
Repression and its effect on resources, votes, and moderation -- Compliance with international and supranational law -- Checking Populists in the Executive -- Repressive IoPPs: Rights Restrictions and Trouble in the Courts -- European Supranational Courts and the Empowerment of Domestic Oppositions -- 5 Leverage, International Sanctions, and Disruption -- How IoPPs Work through Leverage -- International sanctions and political conditionality -- Political disruption as social leverage -- EU Voting and Financial Sanctions -- Upheaval and Tumult in the Public Sphere -- 6 Persuasion, Talk, and New Ideas -- How IoPPs Work through Persuasion -- Framing and stigmatization -- Shaming and negotiations abroad -- Defending Democracy, the Anti-Populist Frame, and Demonization -- EU Dialogue on the Rule of Law -- Conclusion: A 'Bottom-Up' Theory of Effective Opposition to Populist Parties -- What is an `Effective' Initiative Opposing Populist Parties? -- From Initiatives to Goals -- Curb implementation of anti-democratic or illiberal policies by populists in government -- Reduce support for populist parties -- Diminish populist party resources -- Induce moderation -- From Initiatives to Perverse Effects -- Increase support for populist parties -- Boost populist party resources -- Induce radicalization -- Effective Opposition as Achieving Goals without Perverse Effects -- Practical Applications and Future Research -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Quality of Democracy Scores (V-Dem) for Governments Led by Populist Parties in Europe (2000-2020) -- Appendix II: Moderation and Radicalization of Populist Party Ideological Positions -- Appendix III: Selected European Court of Human Rights Rulings against Fidesz (2010-2021) and Law and Justice (2015-2021) -- Appendix IV: Selected EU Infringement Rulings on Values-Related Cases against Poland and Hungary (2012-2021).
References -- Books and Articles -- Official Documents -- List of Cases -- Newspaper Articles and Internet Publications -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.