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Eclectic Nature of Populism: An Analysis of Dravidian and European Populism

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While populism is widely considered to be direct appeals to “people,” transcending specific social locations, these attempts at constructing people could vary within the political rhetoric of the same organization. This heterogeneity and shifting construction of the people represents the eclectic nature of their populism. This entry examines the eclectic nature of populism based on a comparative study of Dravidian populism in South India and recent populist movements in Europe.

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  1. Gitam School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gitam(Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru, India

    Balu Sunilraj

  2. Department of Sociology, Gitam School of Humanities and Social Sciences, GITAM (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru, India

    Aashti Salman

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  1. School of Social Sciences, Christ University, Bengaluru, India

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  2. School of Social Sciences, Christ University, Bengaluru, India

    Madhumati Deshpande

  3. College of Business Innovation, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

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Sunilraj, B., Salman, A. (2023). Eclectic Nature of Populism: An Analysis of Dravidian and European Populism. In: Chacko Chennattuserry, J., Deshpande, M., Hong, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in the 21st Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9859-0_107-1

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