Andreas Bergh
Senior lecturer
Globalization and populism in Europe
Author
Summary, in English
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.
Department/s
- Department of Economics
Publishing year
2021
Language
English
Pages
51-70
Publication/Series
Public Choice
Volume
189
Issue
44198
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Globalization Studies
Keywords
- Globalization
- Populism
- Trade
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0048-5829