Holtz-Bacha C (2023)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2023
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Edited Volumes: Cultures of authenticity
City/Town: Bingley
Pages Range: 273-285
ISBN: 978-1-80117-937-9
DOI: 10.1108/978-1-80117-936-220221021
The author addresses the relationship between populism and authenticity in the contemporary era. The author argues that for populists, authenticity is more than an image-building strategy and instead is used strategically to maintain a powerful emotional connection with supporters that extends beyond election campaigns. The chapter also examines the rise of a distinct populist style (ordinariness, provocation, a certain kind of intimacy) that is used in opposition to an established political class. This style is often represented, and celebrated, through social media and increasingly defines what it means to be authentic in the political sphere.
APA:
Holtz-Bacha, C. (2022). Strategic political authenticity: How populists construct an authentic image. In M. Heřmanová, M. Skey & T. Thurnell-Read (Eds.), Cultures of authenticity. (pp. 273-285). Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd..
MLA:
Holtz-Bacha, Christina. "Strategic political authenticity: How populists construct an authentic image." Cultures of authenticity. Ed. M. Heřmanová, M. Skey & T. Thurnell-Read, Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2022. 273-285.
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