Defeating Populists: The Case of 2019 Istanbul Elections

IF 3.7 1区 社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE South European Society and Politics Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/13608746.2021.1923639
Seda Demiralp, E. Balta
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ABSTRACT How can populist competitive authoritarian regimes be defeated through elections? In this article, we focus on the 2019 municipal campaign strategy of the opposition Istanbul candidate Ekrem İmamoglu as a case study of a successful challenge to a populist competitive authoritarian regime. We argue that such regimes may be prone to defeat when their opponents use what we call an ‘inverted populist’ strategy. This strategy involves three key elements: adopting an indirect and gradualist approach that avoids direct confrontation with the populist leader and the popular values s/he represents, redefining the ‘the people’ by including previously excluded groups, and promising redistribution to disadvantaged groups.
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击败民粹主义者:以2019年伊斯坦布尔选举为例
如何通过选举击败民粹主义竞争专制政权?在本文中,我们将重点关注伊斯坦布尔反对派候选人Ekrem İmamoglu的2019年市政竞选策略,作为成功挑战民粹主义竞争威权政权的案例研究。我们认为,当他们的对手使用我们所谓的“反向民粹主义”策略时,这样的政权可能容易失败。这一战略包括三个关键要素:采取间接和渐进的方法,避免与民粹主义领导人及其所代表的大众价值观直接对抗,通过包括以前被排斥的群体来重新定义“人民”,并承诺向弱势群体进行再分配。
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期刊介绍: A leading point of reference for scholars of Southern Europe, South European Society and Politics promotes both comparative and inter-disciplinary analyses, as well as offering innovative single county and sub-national studies. The journal acts as a forum for social, economic, cultural, contemporary historical and political approaches to research on the region, and is particularly keen to sponsor policy–focused studies in all these disciplines. The journal publishes research articles; South European Atlas with election reports and articles on other subjects of topical interest, and an extensive book reviews section, including both review articles and individual book reviews.
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