A ‘Special’ Comparison? Measuring Populist Rhetoric and Its ‘Contagion Effect’ in the US and UK

• In Event: JSS SESSION: Populism

Brief Overview

This paper uses computer and human coding of party speeches and manifestos in the US and the UK between 2008-2018 to measure and analyze populist rhetoric and test its ‘contagion effect’ on mainstream party rhetoric.

Author

• Aaron M Stuvland, George Mason University