What characterizes regions where right-wing populist parties are relatively successful? A prominent hypothesis proposed in recent literature claims that places that are "left behind" or "do not matter" are a breeding ground for the rise of populism. We re-examine this hypothesis by analyzing the...

What characterizes regions where right‐wing populist parties are relatively successful? A prominent hypothesis proposed in the emerging “geography of discontent” literature claims that places that are “left behind” constitute a breeding ground for the rise of populism. We re‐examine...

Deutschland steht vor großen strukturellen Herausforderungen. Die Corona-Pandemie dominiert seit dem Frühjahr 2020 das politische wie wirtschaftliche Handeln. Darüber hinaus gibt es Entwicklungen, die Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Staat schon seit einiger Zeit beeinflussen und dies mittel- bis...