CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Khalid, Muhammad Umair |
|---|---|
| Title | Valence Populism In Pakistan: Making Sense Of Imran Khan's Ideological Cluelessness |
| Summary | Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) (PTI) came into power following the 2018 parliamentary general elections on the back of robust populist rhetoric focusing on anti-corruption, morality, governance reforms and demonizing of the previous ruling elite of the country. Expanding on the populism literature and by employing the Critical Discourse Analysis and Discourse Historical Approach, the study tries to make sense of Khan's populist discourse in comparison to the similar populism elsewhere. The study places it into a 'valence' populism category studied in the context of Central and Eastern European political parties' context. It also tries to look into the specific case of Pakistan in comparison to other valence populist parties in the world and tries to identify the roots of such populist discourse in Pakistan by looking into the historical context and differentiates them from other valence parties around the world. Finally, it outlines the reasons why a leader's ideological transition on the political spectrum is not pronounced in a democracy like Pakistan as compared to elsewhere. |
| Supervisor | Bochsler, Daniel |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/khalid_muhammad.pdf |
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