The rise and the returning waves of populism throughout contemporary history have represented and still embody a non negligible aspect for the political societies. Within the international community we have lately witnessed resounding political events such as Brexit, the Trump mandate, the right-wing policies implemented by Viktor Orban in Hungary, Aleksander Lukashenko’s conservatism in Belarus, and of course the pivotal role of Putinism for European populist leaders. These facts leave no room for doubting the return of populism. Nevertheless, the above-mentioned cases, even though they are the most discussed by the scholars and the media, do not provide a complete analysis of this phenomenon, leaving aside other neighbours which have been experiencing similar paths. How should we understand, in this context, the cases of Post-Communist smaller countries embracing analogous tendencies in terms of populism and religion? The cases of Georgia and Latvia can provide us with an interesting and challenging perspective. How about these ‘minor’ neighbours, which however do play a role within the international cadre and European equilibrium?
The rise and the returning waves of populism throughout contemporary history have represented and still embody a non negligible aspect for the political societies. Within the international community we have lately witnessed resounding political events such as Brexit, the Trump mandate, the right-wing policies implemented by Viktor Orban in Hungary, Aleksander Lukashenko’s conservatism in Belarus, and of course the pivotal role of Putinism for European populist leaders. These facts leave no room for doubting the return of populism. Nevertheless, the above-mentioned cases, even though they are the most discussed by the scholars and the media, do not provide a complete analysis of this phenomenon, leaving aside other neighbours which have been experiencing similar paths. How should we understand, in this context, the cases of Post-Communist smaller countries embracing analogous tendencies in terms of populism and religion? The cases of Georgia and Latvia can provide us with an interesting and challenging perspective. How about these ‘minor’ neighbours, which however do play a role within the international cadre and European equilibrium?
The role of populism and religion in the Post-Soviet space: the cases of Georgia and Latvia
BALDUCCI, MARTINA
2023/2024
Abstract
The rise and the returning waves of populism throughout contemporary history have represented and still embody a non negligible aspect for the political societies. Within the international community we have lately witnessed resounding political events such as Brexit, the Trump mandate, the right-wing policies implemented by Viktor Orban in Hungary, Aleksander Lukashenko’s conservatism in Belarus, and of course the pivotal role of Putinism for European populist leaders. These facts leave no room for doubting the return of populism. Nevertheless, the above-mentioned cases, even though they are the most discussed by the scholars and the media, do not provide a complete analysis of this phenomenon, leaving aside other neighbours which have been experiencing similar paths. How should we understand, in this context, the cases of Post-Communist smaller countries embracing analogous tendencies in terms of populism and religion? The cases of Georgia and Latvia can provide us with an interesting and challenging perspective. How about these ‘minor’ neighbours, which however do play a role within the international cadre and European equilibrium?| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14240/162626