There is compelling evidence that globalization shocks, often working through culture and
identity, have played an important role in driving up support for populist movements …

Abstract The United States has long been perceived as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
Yet, both in the past and today, US natives have expressed concern that immigrants fail to …

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 …

This article sheds new light on the long-run evolution of political cleavages in 21 Western
democracies. We exploit a new database on the socioeconomic determinants of the vote …

Does immigration change support for redistribution? We design and conduct large-scale
surveys and experiments in six countries to investigate how people perceive immigrants and …

We study the implications of the Great Recession for voting for antiestablishment parties, as
well as for general trust and political attitudes, using regional data across Europe. We find a …

I estimate the effects of collaborative and adversarial intergroup contact. I randomly
assigned Indian men from different castes to participate in cricket leagues or to serve as a …

Growing conventional wisdom holds that a chief driver of the populist vote is economic
insecurity. I contend that this view overstates the role of economic insecurity as an …

Forced migration as a consequence of wars, civil conflicts, or natural disasters may have
consequences different from those of voluntary migration. Recent work has highlighted the …

We document the surge of economic nationalist and radical-right parties in western Europe
between the early 1990s and 2016. We discuss how economic shocks contribute to …