Populism: An Introduction

After reading this groundbreaking textbook, you will have a solid understanding of state-of-the-art populism research and be ready to take a deep dive into more complex debates. Every chapter follows a clear and logical structure and employs the following learning features to help you grapple with the complex topic of Populism:

• Introduces the most state-of-the-art theories, methods, and empirical findings in populism research.
• Examples from populism in different regions of the world to illustrate the variation within populism studies around the globe.
• Learn by doing: ‘hands on’ exercises and the ‘measuring populism’ chapters encourage students to play with data and start researching populism independently. 
• Chapters on hot topics in populism, such as populism, media and political communication, and the impact of populist parties in government.
• Various didactical features will allow you to trace your progress and guide you through the text-book. 

Our expert authors will guide you through each chapter with carefully selected examples from diverse contexts, illustrating the multifaceted nature of populism. Looking at examples from around the world will help you to understand how populism shows up in different political settings. It will give you an introduction to the topic that allows you to command the field of empirical populism research.

Robert A. Huber is Professor of Political Science Research Methods at the University of Salzburg.

Michael Jankowski is Team Lead for the Data Science group in the Federal German Chancellery. He is also affiliated with the University of Oldenburg.

Robert A. Huber is a Professor of Political Science Methods at the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (2018). Robert’s overarching research interest is exploring how globalisation presents new challenges to liberal democracy. To do so, he uses state-of-the-art methods to examine trade policy, climate and environmental politics, and populism. Robert has published in various journals, including the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, and Political Analysis.

Michael Jankowski is currently Team Lead for the Data Science group in the Federal German Chancellery. He previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher in political science at the University of Oldenburg, Germany where he also received his PhD in 2017. His work has been published in journals such as Political Analysis, European Journal of Political Research, and Party Politics.