Mario Dunkel is Professor for Music Education with a focus on transcultural music mediation at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.Melanie Schiller is Professor of Contemporary Media Cultures at Radboud University in Nijmegen.

“The great strength of this fascinating collection is that it does indeed show how popular music is linked to the rise of populism in Europe. With its subtle and sophisticated case studies and its careful framing, this book reveals the political importance of music and the cultural roots of populism.”John Street, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of East Anglia“This wonderful collection shows that populism is more than just parties, movements and leaders – it extends into popular culture as well. Theoretically-imaginative and empirically-rigorous, it considers the intersection of populism and popular music in Europe, and opens up new avenues for thinking about how populism operates in the 21st century.”Benjamin Moffitt, Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University“Popular Music and the Rise of Populism in Europe by Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller is an original and thought-provoking exploration into the entanglement of populism and popular culture. The volume presents a culture-centric lens to understand the rise of populism in contemporary Europe, thereby making a very welcome contribution to an increasingly saturated field of research. A must-read for scholars and students of populism who are interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of populist influences.”Léonie de Jonge, Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society, University of Groningen

• Popular music and the rise of populism in Europe: An introduction - Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller, 1. Populist discourses in pro-government, anti-government, and anti-elite songs in Hungary under the Orbán regime - Emília Barna and Ágnes Patakfalvi-Czirják, 2. Playing “Italianness” in popular music: National populism and music in contemporary Italy - Manuela Caiani and Enrico Padoan, 3. “I wanna get back home”: Performing a populist Austrian homeland in popular music - André Doehring and Kai Ginkel, 4. Populism in the land of pop: The Sweden Democrats, popular music, and the performance of heroic averageness - Melanie Schiller, 5. Pop stars as voice of the people: Xavier Naidoo, Andreas Gabalier, and the performance of populism during the Covid-19 pandemic - Mario Dunkel and Reinhard Kopanski, Afterword: Popular music and populism in Europe - Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller, Index

Mario Dunkel is Professor for Music Education with a focus on transcultural music mediation at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.Melanie Schiller is Professor of Contemporary Media Cultures at Radboud University in Nijmegen.

“The great strength of this fascinating collection is that it does indeed show how popular music is linked to the rise of populism in Europe. With its subtle and sophisticated case studies and its careful framing, this book reveals the political importance of music and the cultural roots of populism.”John Street, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of East Anglia“This wonderful collection shows that populism is more than just parties, movements and leaders – it extends into popular culture as well. Theoretically-imaginative and empirically-rigorous, it considers the intersection of populism and popular music in Europe, and opens up new avenues for thinking about how populism operates in the 21st century.”Benjamin Moffitt, Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University“Popular Music and the Rise of Populism in Europe by Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller is an original and thought-provoking exploration into the entanglement of populism and popular culture. The volume presents a culture-centric lens to understand the rise of populism in contemporary Europe, thereby making a very welcome contribution to an increasingly saturated field of research. A must-read for scholars and students of populism who are interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of populist influences.”Léonie de Jonge, Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society, University of Groningen

• Popular music and the rise of populism in Europe: An introduction - Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller, 1. Populist discourses in pro-government, anti-government, and anti-elite songs in Hungary under the Orbán regime - Emília Barna and Ágnes Patakfalvi-Czirják, 2. Playing “Italianness” in popular music: National populism and music in contemporary Italy - Manuela Caiani and Enrico Padoan, 3. “I wanna get back home”: Performing a populist Austrian homeland in popular music - André Doehring and Kai Ginkel, 4. Populism in the land of pop: The Sweden Democrats, popular music, and the performance of heroic averageness - Melanie Schiller, 5. Pop stars as voice of the people: Xavier Naidoo, Andreas Gabalier, and the performance of populism during the Covid-19 pandemic - Mario Dunkel and Reinhard Kopanski, Afterword: Popular music and populism in Europe - Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller, Index

Mario Dunkel is Professor for Music Education with a focus on transcultural music mediation at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.Melanie Schiller is Professor of Contemporary Media Cultures at Radboud University in Nijmegen.

“The great strength of this fascinating collection is that it does indeed show how popular music is linked to the rise of populism in Europe. With its subtle and sophisticated case studies and its careful framing, this book reveals the political importance of music and the cultural roots of populism.”John Street, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of East Anglia“This wonderful collection shows that populism is more than just parties, movements and leaders – it extends into popular culture as well. Theoretically-imaginative and empirically-rigorous, it considers the intersection of populism and popular music in Europe, and opens up new avenues for thinking about how populism operates in the 21st century.”Benjamin Moffitt, Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University“Popular Music and the Rise of Populism in Europe by Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller is an original and thought-provoking exploration into the entanglement of populism and popular culture. The volume presents a culture-centric lens to understand the rise of populism in contemporary Europe, thereby making a very welcome contribution to an increasingly saturated field of research. A must-read for scholars and students of populism who are interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of populist influences.”Léonie de Jonge, Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society, University of Groningen

• Popular music and the rise of populism in Europe: An introduction - Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller, 1. Populist discourses in pro-government, anti-government, and anti-elite songs in Hungary under the Orbán regime - Emília Barna and Ágnes Patakfalvi-Czirják, 2. Playing “Italianness” in popular music: National populism and music in contemporary Italy - Manuela Caiani and Enrico Padoan, 3. “I wanna get back home”: Performing a populist Austrian homeland in popular music - André Doehring and Kai Ginkel, 4. Populism in the land of pop: The Sweden Democrats, popular music, and the performance of heroic averageness - Melanie Schiller, 5. Pop stars as voice of the people: Xavier Naidoo, Andreas Gabalier, and the performance of populism during the Covid-19 pandemic - Mario Dunkel and Reinhard Kopanski, Afterword: Popular music and populism in Europe - Mario Dunkel and Melanie Schiller, Index