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This chapter analyzes media discourse about populism. Specifically, we examine the collocational profiles of the terms populism(s) and populist(s) in the Belgian media during 2019, a year with various elections. Using a corpus-assisted discourse studies approach, we compare the occurrences of the terms in the media outlets of the two main linguistic communities of Belgium: Dutch-speaking and French-speaking.

In this comparative study, we analyse quantitatively and qualitatively the occurrences of the term populis* in two datasets containing parliamentary debates that took place in 2019 in the French National Assembly and the Spanish Congress of Deputies. 

While there is substantial research on populism and populist discourse, research on discourses about populism is still developing. Scholars highlight the need to understand why populism is so widely used and what the rapid spread of this socio-political keyword tells us about political and media discourse. The main objective of this paper is therefore to understand discourses on populism.

El presente estudio se centra en el discurso de investidura de Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) y en el debate en torno a este discurso, al iniciarse el Segundo Gobierno Sánchez (2020). Este gobierno tiene la articularidad de ser el primer gobierno nacional de coalición en la democracia española moderna.