Radical-right behavior is increasing across Western democracies, often very quickly.
Previous research has shown, however, that political attitudes and preferences do not …

During recent waves of immigration, support for nationalist parties has increased in many
countries, but the political backlash against immigration differs strongly across regions. We …

Between 1944 and 1950, almost eight million expellees arrived in West Germany. This
paper introduces a rich county-level database on the expellees' socio-economic situation in …

We examine whether electoral preferences depend on a community's population size by
studying post-Second World War Baden-Württemberg in Southwest Germany. Our …

This paper studies the relationship between ethnic media, which produce content in a
minority language, and the success of ethnic parties. I argue that, by embedding cultural …

Historical political economy is well positioned to study the consequences of migration. This
chapter summarizes insights from recent research in this field. To organize the findings, the …

How and when does violence shape political behavior in the long run? We propose that
collective memories permit the inter-generational transmission of attitudes induced by …

Violence can shape political behavior across generations, but the social mechanisms
underlying this process are only partially understood. We propose that collective memories …

Mass uprooting of population is extremely common worldwide. In the last decade, the
number of forcibly displaced people has grown by over 50%, surpassing 80 million in 2020 …

Due to political crises, millions of people have moved beyond their autocratic home
countries in search of a more secure life. However, the influence and control of these …