ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a systematic framework to understand the role of populist rhetoric in the formation of the modern Greek state and in contemporary Greek political culture. Most of the literature on populism is based on theoretical work. Populism is an ideology that is not linked to a program for political action but rather offers a spectrum for organizing the political space. Among the most recent developments in research on populism in Greece is the co-operation between the Hellenic National Election Studies (ELNES) and the Populismus project. Populismus focuses on the way that media cover the issue of populism and on how populists communicate through media venues. Research on populism in Greece is expected to provide fascinating outputs in the following years. Greece is not only one of the few countries with successful populist parties; it currently has a coalition government that is formed by a left-wing and a right-wing populist party.
