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Globalization and populism in Europe

Bergh, Andreas LU and Kärnä, Anders (2021) In Public Choice 189(44198). p.51-70
Abstract

Recent micro-level studies have suggested that globalization—in particular, economic globalization and trade with China—breeds political polarization and populism. This study examines whether or not those results generalize by examining the country-level association between vote shares for European populist parties and economic globalization. Using data on vote shares for 267 right-wing and left-wing populist parties in 33 European countries during 1980–2017, and globalization data from the KOF institute, we find no evidence of a positive association between (economic or other types of) globalization and populism. EU membership is associated with a 4–6-percentage-point larger vote share for right-wing populist parties.

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Globalization, Populism, Trade
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Public Choice
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189
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44198
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51 - 70
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Springer
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0048-5829
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10.1007/s11127-020-00857-8
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