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 …

We synthesize the literature on the recent rise of populism. First, we discuss definitions and
present descriptive evidence on the recent increase in support for populists. Second, we …

We investigate the impact of robot adoption on electoral outcomes in 14 Western European
countries, between 1993 and 2016. We employ both official election results at the district …

This paper studies the supply of and demand for moral values in recent US presidential
elections. Using a combination of large-scale survey data and text analyses, I find support …

We investigate economic causes of the rising support of populist parties in industrialised
countries. Looking at Germany, we find that exposure to imports from low-wage countries …

When does collective memory influence behavior? We highlight two conditions under which
the memory of past events comes to matter for the present: the associative nature of memory …

Dissent plays an important role in any society, but dissenters are often silenced through
social sanctions. Beyond their persuasive effects, rationales providing arguments supporting …

While sustainable development has long been a subject of study, only in recent years have
international organizations, nations, regions and communities intensified their action …

Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus, in many Western countries, there appears to
be a considerable share of people questioning the existence and anthropogenic cause of …

How do stigmatized political preferences become normalized? I argue that the parliamentary
representation of the radical right normalizes radical right support. Radical right politicians …