Right-wing media populism in slovenia in a comparative global perspective

Populism is a global phenomenon, one also found in Slovenia, which, although nominally democratic, actually limits democracy. It separates society into two parts: the people and the elites, while the right-wing populists also exclude the `other'. The discursive strategy described here is implemented differently by its agents, depending on the regional characteristics of each form of populism. I demonstrate this with an analytical overview of the main concepts of populism and its phenomena in the East and West, as well as with the results of a critical discursive analysis of 24 articles from the web portal Nova24TV. I conclude that Slovenian right-wing populism is region specific and historically framed. Through the three dimensions of the separation of society - nationalism, communism, and culture - populism reflects Slovenia's socialist heritage and its process of gaining independence.