TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH

TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH

Populism is a phenomenon that has developed particularly in the years after the crisis in Europe. This does not mean that it did not exist in the pre-crisis era, but its impetus at this time creates significant pressures for both democracy and the very future of Europe. However, populism exist both...

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Main Authors: Iwona Jakimowicz-Pisarska, Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Naval Academy of the Heroes of Westerplatte 2019-09-01
Series:Colloquium
Subjects:
populism
right wing party
left wing party
greece
poland
Online Access:https://colloquium.amw.gdynia.pl/index.php/colloquium/article/view/150/143
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spelling doaj-0ff2b18657c7493a8dc50e5d8bf767642021-08-27T21:16:10ZengPolish Naval Academy of the Heroes of WesterplatteColloquium2081-38132658-03652019-09-0111312714610.34813/07coll2019TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATHIwona Jakimowicz-Pisarska0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7487-2096Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-8991Polish Naval Academy of the Heroes of WesterplatteUniversity of CretePopulism is a phenomenon that has developed particularly in the years after the crisis in Europe. This does not mean that it did not exist in the pre-crisis era, but its impetus at this time creates significant pressures for both democracy and the very future of Europe. However, populism exist both in the right and the left of the political spectrum, but its methods goes beyond the ideological contradictions on the road to gaining and preserving power. The comparative study of these features and an attempt to categorize them is the basic aim of this article. Therefore, we use the example of the right-wing populist party “Law and Justice” which is governing Poland and the left-wing populist party, SYRIZA, which is the ruling party in Greece, in order to highlight both the differences, but most importantly the similarities in their strategies and methods.https://colloquium.amw.gdynia.pl/index.php/colloquium/article/view/150/143populismright wing partyleft wing partygreecepoland
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TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH
Colloquium
populism
right wing party
left wing party
greece
poland
author_facet Iwona Jakimowicz-Pisarska
Stylianos Ioannis Tzagkarakis
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title TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH
title_short TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH
title_full TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH
title_fullStr TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH
title_full_unstemmed TWO STATES, FOUR ELECTIONS, ONE ISSUE – GREECE AND POLAND ON THE POPULIST PATH
title_sort two states, four elections, one issue – greece and poland on the populist path
publisher Polish Naval Academy of the Heroes of Westerplatte
series Colloquium
issn 2081-3813
2658-0365
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Populism is a phenomenon that has developed particularly in the years after the crisis in Europe. This does not mean that it did not exist in the pre-crisis era, but its impetus at this time creates significant pressures for both democracy and the very future of Europe. However, populism exist both in the right and the left of the political spectrum, but its methods goes beyond the ideological contradictions on the road to gaining and preserving power. The comparative study of these features and an attempt to categorize them is the basic aim of this article. Therefore, we use the example of the right-wing populist party “Law and Justice” which is governing Poland and the left-wing populist party, SYRIZA, which is the ruling party in Greece, in order to highlight both the differences, but most importantly the similarities in their strategies and methods.
topic populism
right wing party
left wing party
greece
poland
url https://colloquium.amw.gdynia.pl/index.php/colloquium/article/view/150/143
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