How Populistic were the Populists in the 19th Century America? An Analysis by Automated Textual Analysis

• In Event: Populism, Political Parties, and Representation

Brief Overview

In this paper, the author applied a modern analytical tool of textual analysis into the People’s Party in the 19th century to demonstrate the difference of the level of their presidential candidates' populistic appeals.

Author

• Masaru Nishikawa, Tsuda University