New Turn Populism: Ideological or Epistemic? An Inquiry into Explanatory Models of Populism and the Meaning of ‘Post-truth’
Journal: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
Year: 2024

Abstract Highlighting conceptual problems in standard political scientific analyses of the ascendance of new turn populism (NTP) in mature liberal democratic politics over the past decade, this contribution interrogates the limits of our attempt to come to terms with a style of politics that challenges core knowledge-building assumptions. Distinguishing it from ideology-based political styles, new turn populism seems unconcerned with the role of truth, evidence-invoking deliberation and reason i