European populist-left parties revived mass political enthusiasm around charismatic leaders
Evidence
In a former bus depot, Podemos organized its first proper event of its campaign for the general election (to be held on November 10) in Madrid on October 13, 2019, in the late morning. … He was cheered, almost like a rock star. People started to shout repeatedly: “¡Sí se puede!” (Yes, we can!). He waited patiently until the crowd calmed down. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 119
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Populist-left parties replaced mass-party structures with leader-centric media-driven quick mobilization — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 97; Left-populist parties across countries followed an identically scripted rise and fall — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 161; Left populist parties articulate a recognizable shared repertoire across distinct formations — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 81 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Left populists fused PR skills with square-protest horizontalism into a new politics
#expands(0.80) — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 257 - Left-populist parties across countries followed an identically scripted rise and fall
#qualifies(0.78) — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 161 - Left populist parties articulate a recognizable shared repertoire across distinct formations
#expands(0.75) — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 81 - European and American left-populist movements rose together between 2012 and 2017
#expands(0.75) — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 162 - Heightened political emotions can be captured by party cartels
#expands(0.72) — Anton Jäger, Hyperpolitics, 27