Populist and Anti-Populist Discourses in Nigerian and Turkish Presidential Elections: Populist Zeitgeist Debate Revisited
| dc.contributor.author | Emre Iseri | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muhammad Auwal Ahmad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ezgi Su Mete | |
| dc.contributor.author | Metin Ersoy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ersoy, Metin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Iseri, Emre | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ahmad, Muhammad Auwal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mete, Ezgi Su | |
| dc.date | MAY | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-06T16:21:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Today many scholars question whether populism has indeed become the zeitgeist detriment of democracies around the globe. This study compares populist discourses in Nigeria and T & uuml,rkiye during their 2023 presidential campaigns. Utilizing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) it explores how did the victorious presidential candidates employ digital media platforms to disseminate their populist and anti-populist messages? This research reveals that Bola Tinubu's anti-populist discourses mitigated polarization and led to a smooth electoral success in Nigeria. In sharp contrast Recep Tayyip Erdo & gbreve,an's populist discourses exacerbated political divisions in T & uuml,rkiye. It concludes that populism neither universally dominates global trends nor guarantees electoral victory even in polarized Eurasian-African context. Nonetheless whether labeled as populist or anti-populist during electoral campaigns such characterizations do not necessarily translate into corresponding policy actions once in office. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Project Support Commission of Yasar University within the scope of the scientific research project BAP137-Unveiling the Spectrum of Populisms on Twitter: Analyzing Candidates' Frames in the Turkish Presidential Electoral Campaigns of 2023. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Project Support Commission of Yasar University [BAP137] | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/03043754241291183 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0304-3754 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2163-3150 | |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03043754241291183 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/6946 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1177/03043754241291183 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Alternatives: Global, Local, Political | |
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| dc.source | ALTERNATIVES | |
| dc.subject | populist zeitgeist, populism, anti-populism, critical discourse analysis, T & uuml,rkiye, Nigeria, democracy | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL MEDIA, WESTERN | |
| dc.subject | Populism | |
| dc.subject | Populist Zeitgeist | |
| dc.subject | Critical Discourse Analysis | |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | |
| dc.subject | Türkiye | |
| dc.subject | Anti-populism | |
| dc.subject | Democracy | |
| dc.title | Populist and Anti-Populist Discourses in Nigerian and Turkish Presidential Elections: Populist Zeitgeist Debate Revisited | |
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| gdc.description.departmenttemp | [Iseri, Emre] Yasar Univ, Int Relat, Izmir, Turkiye; [Ahmad, Muhammad Auwal; Ersoy, Metin] Eastern Mediterranean Univ, Fac Commun & Media Studies, New Media & Journalism, Gazima, Turkiye; [Mete, Ezgi Su] Yasar Univ, Ctr Mediterranean Studies, Univ Caddesi,Agacli Yol 37-39, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkiye; [Mete, Ezgi Su] Yasar Univ, Dept Int Relat, Izmir, Turkiye | |
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