Globalization and populism in Europe

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.

• Författare: Andreas Bergh; Anders Kärnä
• Avdelning/ar: Nationalekonomiska institutionen
• Publiceringsår: 2021
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 51-70
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Public Choice
• Volym: 189
• Issue: 44198
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11127-020-00857-8
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: Springer
• Ämne: Globalization Studies
• Nyckelord: Globalization; Populism; Trade
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 0048-5829