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 …

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 …

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 …

This paper documents a significant association between the exposure of an individual or
area to the UK government's austerity-induced welfare reforms begun in 2010, and the …

This paper investigates how different forms of exposure to refugees affect voting for Far
Right parties. I study the state of Upper Austria where many municipalities hosted asylum …

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 …

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 …