In this study, the degree of populism of both the Dutch Socialist Party (SP) and the German socialists (Die Linke) is measured based on the way both parties acted during the annual budget debates...Show moreIn this study, the degree of populism of both the Dutch Socialist Party (SP) and the German socialists (Die Linke) is measured based on the way both parties acted during the annual budget debates in the Dutch and German parliament since 1990. I focused on the debating strategies and the political opinions formulated by both parties. First, it will be explained what populism is. In the second part of this study, I tried to develop a method, based on the knowledge of what populism is from the first part, with which the degree of populism of parties could be measured. In the final chapter, I investigated the way of debating of both parties in the annual budget debates. In my conclusion, I tried to express some thoughts about populism itself.Show less
