Departing from the concept of Civic Culture, this paper aims to understand how the political discourse of populist leaders affects citizens’ orientations towards the political system. Latin America offers some of the most representative cases of populism, as well as significant negative cases, where populism has not occurred. Using the comparative method this study provides clues about the consequences of populism. It analyzes the content of the political discourses of two presidents in Latin America: Rafael Correa and Jose Mujica. Quantitative discourse analysis reveals important aspects of these leaders' discourses. Next, this study compares citizens’ political culture before and during the presidents’ terms. Findings reveal interesting clues about populism’s causes and effects that could be found in the relationship between political discourses and political culture.
Keywords:
populism, civic culture, political discourse, attitudes, left turn
Martínez Ramos, J. (2018). POPULIST DISCOURSE AND CIVIC CULTURE: INSIGHTS FROM LATIN AMERICA. Política. Revista De Ciencia Política, 56(2). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5338.2018.61536
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