Is populism a challenge to European energy and climate policy? Empirical evidence across varieties of populism

被引:51
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作者
Huber, Robert A. [1 ]
Maltby, Tomas [2 ]
Szulecki, Kacper [3 ]
Cetkovic, Stefan [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Salzburg, Dept Polit Sci, Salzburg, Austria
[2] Kings Coll London, Dept Polit Econ, London, England
[3] Univ Oslo, Dept Polit Sci, Oslo, Norway
[4] Tech Univ Munich, Bavarian Sch Publ Policy, Munich, Germany
关键词
Climate policy; energy transitions; European Union; populism; RADICAL RIGHT PARTIES; RIGHT-WING POPULISM; GOVERNMENT; INTEGRATION;
D O I
10.1080/13501763.2021.1918214
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Despite the burgeoning literature, evidence on how right-wing populists frame and act on energy and climate issues is limited and even more scarce for other types of populist parties. We address this gap by exploring the policy discourses, positions and actions of six European populist parties from Austria, Czechia, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain belonging to different types of populism. We argue that there is substantial and largely neglected variation among different populist parties in their approach to and effects on EU energy and climate policy (ECP). We find support for the notion that right-wing and right-leaning valence populist parties are at odds with ambitious EU ECP. On the contrary, the analysed left-wing and left-leaning valence populists rely on populist discourses to demand more ambitious ECP measures. Furthermore, our analysis suggests that participation in government decreases the role of populism in parties' ECP discourse and dilutes parties' positions and actions.
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页码:998 / 1017
页数:20
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