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This research investigates how anti-populists frame cures for populism in political discourse.

March 28, 2026Political Studies ReviewOpen Access

A Cure for ‘Populism’? Diagnostic and Prognostic Framing in Anti-Populist Political Punditry

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Mixed-methods analysis identifies anti-populist remedies, highlighting elite-centric views that may reinforce reactionary politics.

This research investigates how anti-populists frame cures for populism in political discourse.
Analyzed newspaper opinion pieces, academic books, and popular non-fiction from the UK and US (2014–2024)
Employed mixed-methods frame analysis to identify dominant frames in the material
Focused on four frames: political, economic, cultural, and epistemic.
Identified populism as authoritarian, economically reckless, nationalist/xenophobic, and irrational
Prescribed cures include restoring democratic norms and fiscal prudence
Cures largely reflect elite perspectives, potentially enabling reactionary rhetoric.

Alex Yates (2026) studied this question.

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