Special Issue: Varieties of Populism in Europe in Times of Crises

Populism is flourishing across all the nuances of the political spectrum. It increasingly occupies relevant positions in national parliaments, in governmental coalitions with mainstream parties or as a successful challenger of the political status quo. This volume sheds new light on the topic from different methodological and theoretical angles and offers
evidence from a variety of cases on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions behind populism’s emergence and consolidation in Europe over the past 30 years.
The volume, composed of eight chapters, investigates how different populist parties in the European Union have
been affected by various crises, disentangling the role of the Great Recession vis-à-vis other factors (such as political and party system factors, but also structural social changes or cultural opportunities) in the growing
strength of populist parties in various European countries.