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Har amerikansk politik utvecklats till att bli mer populistisk i modern tid? En analys av 2000-talets State of the Union Addresses

Sellerholm, Majken LU and Nilsson, Albin LU (2024) STVA23 20232
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Populism is a disputed concept and has become a popular term for describing political leaders and movements. The United States is not an exception from having its presidents and politics labeled as populist. Thus it raises the question whether American politics has become more populistic over time during the 21st century. This paper's purpose is to investigate the development of populism in contemporary American politics. The aim is to review the question through State of the Union Addresses from the four most recent American presidents. The addresses form qualitative data from which an analysis is made. The analysis will be based on Cas Mudde’s definition of populism, including both left- and right-wing populism. This analysis will... (More)
Populism is a disputed concept and has become a popular term for describing political leaders and movements. The United States is not an exception from having its presidents and politics labeled as populist. Thus it raises the question whether American politics has become more populistic over time during the 21st century. This paper's purpose is to investigate the development of populism in contemporary American politics. The aim is to review the question through State of the Union Addresses from the four most recent American presidents. The addresses form qualitative data from which an analysis is made. The analysis will be based on Cas Mudde’s definition of populism, including both left- and right-wing populism. This analysis will additionally take societal context, such as crises, into account. Prominent crises are the "War on Terror," the financial crisis of 2007-2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic. From this combination of factors significant conclusions can be drawn. (Less)
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author
Sellerholm, Majken LU and Nilsson, Albin LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVA23 20232
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Populism, USA, State of the Union Address, Folk, Elit
language
Swedish
id
9142598
date added to LUP
2024-02-06 11:49:09
date last changed
2024-02-06 11:49:09
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  abstract     = {{Populism is a disputed concept and has become a popular term for describing political leaders and movements. The United States is not an exception from having its presidents and politics labeled as populist. Thus it raises the question whether American politics has become more populistic over time during the 21st century. This paper's purpose is to investigate the development of populism in contemporary American politics. The aim is to review the question through State of the Union Addresses from the four most recent American presidents. The addresses form qualitative data from which an analysis is made. The analysis will be based on Cas Mudde’s definition of populism, including both left- and right-wing populism. This analysis will additionally take societal context, such as crises, into account. Prominent crises are the "War on Terror," the financial crisis of 2007-2008, and the COVID-19 pandemic. From this combination of factors significant conclusions can be drawn.}},
  author       = {{Sellerholm, Majken and Nilsson, Albin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Har amerikansk politik utvecklats till att bli mer populistisk i modern tid? En analys av 2000-talets State of the Union Addresses}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}