Does Populism Matter in EU–China Relations? The Cases of Italy and Czechia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15210%2F24%3A73625660" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15210/24:73625660 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.13621" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.13621</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13621" target="_blank" >10.1111/jcms.13621</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Does Populism Matter in EU–China Relations? The Cases of Italy and Czechia
Original language description
This article investigates whether populism affects the foreign policy of European Union (EU) member states towards China and, if so, through what mechanisms. In order to answer this question, we examine the cases of Italy and Czechia, both of which went through turbulent relations with China in the recent decade whilst also experiencing several government changes between populist and non-populist parties. Our analysis reveals that whilst populist-led governments appeared to be more China-friendly than non-populist governments, the impact of populism is not direct but mediated through other variables, namely, thick ideology, economic pragmatism and international positioning. We propose this model as a hypothesis for testing in future research. In addition, our findings suggest a need to rethink the relationship between thin–thick ideologies in the study of populism and to emphasise the role of ‘economic pragmatism’ as a mediating variable, which has been largely missing from the literature on populist foreign policy.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies
ISSN
0021-9886
e-ISSN
1468-5965
Volume of the periodical
65
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
19
Pages from-to
89-107
UT code for WoS article
001216815700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85192150797