Populism, hegemony, and the political construction of “the people”: a discursive approach

Panizza, Francisco ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-9209 and Stavrakakis, Yannis (2020) Populism, hegemony, and the political construction of “the people”: a discursive approach. In: Ostiguy, Pierre, Panizza, Francisco and Moffitt, Benjamin, (eds.) Populism in Global Perspective: A Performative and Discursive Approach. Conceptualising Comparative Politics: Polities, Peoples, and Markets (13). Routledge, 21 - 46. ISBN 9780367559342

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Abstract

Chapter 2 first presents Laclau’s discursive approach to populism. It traces its origins to Gramsci’s theory of hegemony and outlines its epistemological, ontological, and theoretical foundations. It then analyses the spatial and dynamic dimensions that distinguish populist discourse from other political discourses. The chapter discusses the important question of the relationship between populism and democracy, which brings together the works of Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. The many affinities between discursive-logical, socio-cultural, and performative approaches to the phenomenon are highlighted throughout the chapter.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2021 selection and editorial matter, Pierre Ostiguy, Francisco Panizza, and Benjamin Moffitt; individual chapters, the contributors
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited:	20 Oct 2025 14:06
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2025 14:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129858

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