ABSTRACT
Daphne Halikiopoulou discusses populism in connection with one of the buzzwords that have been most used in recent years: ‘new nationalism’. The idea that the national interest clashes with global incentives and because of this we need policies that promote the ‘national preference’ is gaining traction. Since some politicians articulate both a populist and a nationalist discourse, Halikiopoulou points out that ‘populism’ and ‘nationalism’ have been misleadingly used as synonyms. Furthermore, she explains that to understand the success of the far right we have to move beyond the false dichotomy ‘culture vs economy’, and try to understand the connection between the anxieties linked to both elements, such as the labour market and immigration.
