Measuring populism: comparing two methods of content analysis

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Publication date 2011
Journal West European Politics
Volume | Issue number 34 | 6
Pages (from-to) 1272-1283
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract The measurement of populism - particularly over time and space - has received only scarce attention. In this research note two different ways to measure populism are compared: a classical content analysis and a computer-based content analysis. An analysis of political parties in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy demonstrates that both methods can be used to measure populism across countries and over time. Recommendations are presented on how to combine these methods in future comparative research on populism.

Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2011.616665
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