ABSTRACT
What are populist parties? To answer this question, Maurits Meijers presents the Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey, which measures the levels of populism in political parties, spanning 250 political parties in 28 European countries. The idea is that parties are not necessarily divided into two families, populist and non-populist, but can show higher or lower degrees of populism. Combining different approaches to populism, the survey allows us to understand whether populist parties have specific characteristics when it comes to political style, emotional appeals, and party organisation. In conclusion, the interview presents important reflections on the possibility to connect data on parties’ populism with data on populist attitudes
