Exclusionary Populism and Islamophobia: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and Spain

Exclusionary populism is well known for twisting real grievances of the citizens, by problematizing the gap between “us” and “them”, capitalizing on identity lines, calling out as “others” those who do not share “pure people’s” identity and culture. Especially after 9/11, Muslims have become the ide...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Cervi, Laura (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 10
Further subjects:B far right parties
B Political Discourse
B Populism
B Italy
B Islamophobia
B Spain
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