Spicebags, slippery masks and 'Free Staters': anti-republican anti-populism in contemporary Irish political discourse.

This article critically interrogates how in contemporary Irish political discourse anti-populism, specifically anti-left populism, is articulated as a form of anti-republicanism. This is large part due to the histories of anti-colonial republicanism in Ireland and the popular republican grammar they...

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Published in:	Critical Discourse Studies Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 685 - 703
Main Authors:	Hussey, Gary, Farrell, Liam
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2025
Subjects:	Populism Republicanism Postcolonialism Paramilitary forces Rhetoric & politics Sinn Féin Political campaigns Ireland
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost