Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe.

The rise of right-wing populism (RWP) poses a challenge for the climate agenda, as leaders and supporters tend to be climate sceptics and hostile to policy prescribing action on climate change. How...

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Right-wing populism and the climate change agenda: exploring the linkages

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/176864/1/wp-2017-244-edo-etal-immigration-electoral-support.pdf

Immigration and electoral support for the far-left and the far-right

We review the literature on the rise of identity politics and populism in Europe. Populist parties have gained large vote shares since the Great Recession of 2008. We observe in many countries, and...

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-polisci-050718-033542

Identity Politics and Populism in Europe

We synthesize the literature on the recent rise of populism. First, we discuss definitions and present descriptive evidence on recent increase in support for populists. Second, we cover the historical evolution of populist regimes since the late 19th century. Third, we discuss the role of secular economic factors related to cross-border trade and automation. Fourth, we review studies on the role of the 2008{2009 global financial crisis and subsequent austerity, connect them to historical work covering the Great Depression, and discuss likely mechanisms. Fifth, we discuss studies on identity politics, trust, and cultural backlash. Sixth, we discuss economic and cultural consequences of growth in immigration and the recent refugee crisis. We also discuss the gap between perceptions and reality regarding immigration. Seventh, we review studies on the impact of the internet and social media. Eighth, we discuss works on the implications of populism's recent rise. Finally, we outline avenues for further research.

The Political Economy of Populism

We investigate the persistence of right-wing ideology in Germany The “Alternative for Germany” (AfD), founded as a party espousing fiscal conservatism, has turned to an openly nationalist and anti-immigrant platform since 2015 We document this rhetorical change with quantitative text analysis We further show that municipalities that voted more for the AfD after 2015 also exhibited higher support for the Nazi party in the 1920s and 30s The historical correlation we observe is positive, significant, and large In our preferred specification, a one standard deviation increase in historical support for the Nazi party is associated with a 015 standard deviations larger change in votes towards the AfD Our results are robust to controlling for a large set of historical and contemporary covariates, especially relating to unemployment and the recent inflow of refugees from the Middle East

Persistence and Activation of Right-Wing Political Ideology

Can attitudes towards minorities, an important cultural trait, be changed? We show that the presence of African American soldiers in the UK during World War II reduced anti-minority prejudice, a result of the positive interactions which took place between soldiers and the local population The change has been persistent: in locations in which more African American soldiers were posted there are fewer members of and voters for the UK’s leading far-right party, less implicit bias against blacks and fewer individuals professing racial prejudice, all measured around 2010 Our results point towards intergenerational transmission from parents to children as the most likely explanation

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Shocking racial attitudes : Black G.I.s in Europe

Can attitudes towards minorities, an important cultural trait, be changed? We show that the presence of African American soldiers in the U.K. during World War II reduced anti-minority prejudice, a result of the positive interactions which took place between soldiers and the local population. The change has been persistent: in locations in which more African American soldiers were posted there are fewer members of and voters for the U.K.’s leading far-right party, less implicit bias against blacks and fewer individuals professing racial prejudice, all measured around 2010. Our results point towards intergenerational transmission from parents to children as the most likely explanation.

Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black G.I.s in Europe

Economists and political scientists alike have tried to provide explanations for the rise of populist parties across the globe. This column examines the role of history in explaining the recent rise of the far-right in Germany. It finds that municipalities with high vote shares for the Nazi party in the late 1920s/early 1930s had also higher vote shares for the right-wing Alternative fur Deutschland party in 2016/17 state elections, suggesting that historical persistence, together with a major shift in the German political landscape, can explain the rise of far-right populism.

Mark Westcott

Papers

Persistence and Activation of Right-Wing Political Ideology

Shocking racial attitudes : Black G.I.s in Europe

Shocking Racial Attitudes: Black G.I.s in Europe

Explaining the Alternative für Deutschland party’s electoral success