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Populism in Brazil

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Here is the item I mentioned in today's lecture about populism in Brazil's upcoming election: Inside Rio’s Cracolandia – amid Brazil’s dramatic political shift

Populism

Barr, Robert R (2009) 'Populists, Outsiders and Anti-Establishment Politics' in Party Politics 15(1): 29-48 To what extent and in what ways were the following political figures / parties populist in their campaigning, according to Barr’s three dimensions (plus the ‘secondary’ stylistic feature of charismatic leadership)? Dimensions of populism Donald Trump (Republican) when running for president Nigel Farage (UKIP) when campaigning for Brexit Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) in 2017 general election Political outsider Anti-establishment appeals Plebiscitary linkage Charismatic leadership Can Trump continue to be a populist whilst in government?   ( Here and here are a couple of articles as food for thought)