Religious populism in Portugal: The cases of Chega! and CDS - People’s Party

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Abstract

A pertinent and contemporary approach to the phenomenon of populism in Portugal must consider the subtype of religious populism. With the de-privatization of religion and, subsequently, of religious populism, it has become possible to identify two types of religious populism: modernophobia and Islamophobia. Building on this theoretical framework, this article analyses the religious populist discourse associated with the identity and cultural dimension and right-wing parties such as Chega! and CDS - People’s Party. Despite the differences between the parties in the way they use religious arguments in their political discourse, the current Portuguese political context follows the trend of religious de-privatisation, which may pave the way for religion and religious populism to increase their prominence in the public space and political agendas.

Translated title of the contributionPopulismo religioso: os casos do Chega! e do cds-Partido Popular.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere22115
JournalAnalise Social
Volume59
Issue number251
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Portuguese political parties
  • populism
  • religious populism
  • right-wing populism

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