Why Populist Sentiment Spread Worldwide After 2008?

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.470How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Populism; Populist sentiment; Reasons of populism; Economic crisis

Abstract

Populist thought has spread around the world in recent years, especially after the 2008 economic crisis. It is fair to think that populism has gradually changed from the popular trend of thought to the means and guiding ideology of some government party elections. Since 2008, Some populist political parties have gradually come to power, and social movements named populism are also breaking out continuously in some countries or regions. Obviously, populism sentient and thought have impacted contemporary political life, finding the reasons for the recent rise in populism is an effective way to address concerns. This paper selected 16 academic papers from 2008 to present related to the causes of populism from Google Scholar, the reasons for the proliferation of populist sentiment will be obtained by summarizing the viewpoints. There are totally four reasons that the paper illustrates: Ideological basis, Political reasons, Economic reasons, and Cultural reasons. A meaningful conclusion about reasons of populism in recent year will be presented through the research of this paper. At the same time, it will provide a valuable reference for scholars in related fields in the future.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuncheng Quan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - Why Populist Sentiment Spread Worldwide After 2008?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2592
EP  - 2596
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.470
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.470
ID  - Quan2022
ER  -