Economic change over the past 20 years has rendered many individuals and territories
vulnerable, leading to greater interpersonal and interterritorial inequality. This rising …

Ressentiment is central for understanding the psychological foundations of reactionary
politics, right-wing populism, Islamic fundamentalism, and radicalism. In this article we …

In this article, the term “radicalisation” is discussed as a process that appears to be a
defensive and reactionary response of various individuals suffering from social, economic …

According to much of the extant literature, feelings and beliefs among many citizens of being
left behind and unheard by unresponsive political decisionmakers, who lack moral integrity …

We conducted a secondary analysis of the 2018 (ninth round) European Social Survey
dataset (N= 19,512, nested in 24 countries) to analyse the association between relative …

Even though previous research connected personality traits and support for radical-right
populist parties (RRP), the question of which mechanisms connect these concepts is still …

Reactionary Politics and Resentful Affect in Populist Times Page 1 Reactionary Politics and
Resentful Affect in Populist Times (editorial to Special Issue) Capelos, T., Chrona, S …

Resentment is a complex, multi-layered emotion, within which perceptions of unfairness and
feelings of anger are central. When linked to politics, it has predominantly been associated …

Emotions have always been invested in politics. Politicians and politically biased public
intellectuals manage citizens' emotions for various purposes: to alienate them from the rival …

Political polarization in environmental attitudes can impede the large-scale collective action
required to mitigate climate change. Yet while existing research systematically shows that …