Producerist Populist Attitudes and Electoral Support for Populism in the United States and Western Europe

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Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Producerist Populist Attitudes and Electoral Support for Populism in the United States and Western Europe
Journal
Socio-Economic Review
Author(s)
Ivaldi Gilles, Mazzoleni Oscar
ISSN
1475-1461 (print)
1475-147X (electronic)
Publication state
In Press
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Pages
37
Language
english
Abstract
This paper aims to clarify the importance of producerism as a socio-economic dimension of contemporary populism. Building on existing literature on the supply of producerism by populist politicians, we adopt a demand-side perspective to investigate whether producerism is consistently manifested among the general public, and how it may affect populist voting. We draw on an original set of items and a cross-national survey conducted in Western Europe and the United States to identify clusters of citizens with distinct left-wing and right-wing producerist attitudes. Our findings show that such attitudes are no longer exclusive to American politics but also found in Western Europe, albeit with country-specific modifications. Moreover, producerist citizens show distinct socio-cultural and economic attitudes, and they are also more likely to turn to populist parties and candidates, in particular to the right of the political spectrum.
Keywords
political science, attitudes, wealth, preferences, Europe, United States
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22/04/2024 11:04
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23/04/2024 6:59
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