Barbara Törnquist-Plewa
Researcher
Populist Memory Discourses in Contemporary East Central and Southeastern Europe : Their Roots and Main Features
Author
Summary, in English
The article discusses the nationalist right-wing memory discourses in contemporary East Central and Southeastern Europe. It points out their main features such as: nationalization, re-nationalization, securitization, victimization, and weaponization of the Communist and post-Communist past. The focus is to explain the historical and cultural roots of these memory discourses, which are of vital importance for understanding the rise of the right-wing populism in the region. Moreover, the article shows that the right-wing memory discourses include a number of elements that are typical for populism as political style, such as the appeal to “the people“ put against “the elite”, the Manichean vision of the world and strategic soliciting of emotions.
Department/s
- European Studies
- Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology
Publishing year
2021
Language
English
Pages
53-64
Publication/Series
Südosteuropa Mitteilungen
Volume
61
Issue
6
Links
Document type
Journal article
Topic
- Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
- History
Keywords
- Populism
- Eastern and Central Europe
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0340-174X