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Populist parties have grown rapidly in popularity in most European countries, and are increasingly common in government coalitions. Analyzing 183 populist parties in 33 European countries from 1980 to 2021, we estimate the average effect of being in government on election results. On average, we...
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"The Political Economy of Populism explores the interplay between identity, the economy and inequality to explain the … historical data, to explain the long-term causes and consequences of populism. Populism emerges and gains traction when political … contribution to the study of populism and is suited to students and scholars across the social sciences, including economics …
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This paper asks whether history should change the way in which economists and economic historians think about populism …. We use Müller's definition, according to which populism is 'an exclusionary form of identity politics, which is why it …. Second, there is no necessary relationship between populism and anti-globalization sentiment. Third, economists have …
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Can right-wing terrorism increase support for far-right populist parties, and if so, why? Exploiting quasi-random variation between successful and failed attacks across German municipalities, we find that successful attacks lead to significant increases in the vote share for the right-wing,...
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ground for the rise of populism. We re‐examine this hypothesis by analyzing the rise of populism in Germany. Our results … populism support today. …
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interpersonal and interterritorial inequality. This rising inequality is seen as a root cause of populism. Yet, there is no … interpersonal inequality, and the rise of far-right populism in Europe and in the US. The analysis -conducted at small region level … minorities shunned populism. In Europe, the most significant factor behind the rise of far-right populism is economic decline …
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Populist movements increasingly challenge liberal Western market democracies. Populism can be explained only in part by … populism as well. In this chapter, we ask whether elements of public deliberation may be a means to reasonably responding to …
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This article investigates the rise of populism in Poland, applying an interdisciplinary method, with political, social …, and economic factors as the compound reason for the turn from liberalism towards populism. The methodology of the study is … transition disparities were the main reasons for populism's prevalence. The democratic backsliding has not changed party …
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