‘Security’ and ‘Crisis’ in Populist Discourse-a brief exploratory study-
Keywords:
discourse; security; crisis; security sectors; FPÖAbstract
Prior to the COVID pandemic and the more recent conflict in Ukraine, populist parties in the
European Union enjoyed a growing popularity among voters. Some of them became part of government
coalitions or held executive power alone. This article aims to provide a comparison of six populist parties’
narratives on security, based on content analysis of official English-language party documents. Quantitative
findings indicate some clear differences between left and right-wing populist parties in terms of references to
key words “security” and “crisis”. A qualitative exploration of collocations further suggests which security
sectors - societal, military, political, economic, or environmental - these parties tend to prioritize.
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