Populists claim to speak for ‘the people’ – but who are they actually talking about?
CC7/Shutterstock As support for populist movements surges around the world, the term has become something of a buzzword. It is used to describe very different movements and public figures in very different political contexts. These range from rightwing figures like Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and Narendra Modi in India, to leftists like the US’ Bernie Sanders, Spain’s Pablo Iglesias and South Africa’s Julius Malema. To further complicate this issue, scholars tend to work with different definitions…
Where: South Africa, Brazil, India, Spain, France, Germany
Exact coordinates
south africa: -30.560, 22.940
brazil: -14.240, -51.930
india: 20.590, 78.960
spain: 40.460, -3.750
france: 46.230, 2.210
germany: 51.170, 10.450
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