The concept of populism has been criticised for being vague and unclear, still it is used to describe something powerful, namely fierce mobilisations of support. The media frequently produces headlines labelling actors as populist and political actors tend to frame their political opponents as such, but what is populism really? The populist title is frequently associated with actors such as radical right-wing parties and Donald Trump, however this study aims to investigate an unexpected case. Given that the environmental movement Fridays for Future has carried out a fierce mobilisation of support, is it possible that there are any populist tendencies in ways of which the movement conveys its message? Using a qualitative content approach, this descriptive study examines ten speeches performed by representatives of the movement using a theoretical framework. The results indicate that the three core concepts of populism: ‘the elite’, ‘the people’ and ‘the general will’ are present in the Fridays for Future movement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-465250 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Svensson, Hannah |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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