Populism may seem like it has come out of nowhere, but it has been on the rise for a while. I
argue that economic history and economic theory both provide ample grounds for …

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 …

Scholarly and journalistic accounts of the recent successes of radical‐right politics in Europe
and the United States, including the Brexit referendum and the Trump campaign, tend to …

Between 2015 and 2017, the European Union (EU) was confronted with a major crisis in its
history, the so-called “European refugee crisis.” Since the multifaceted crisis has provoked …

Understanding public attitudes towards refugees and migrants within their host communities
is becoming an increasingly important task for those working on refugee and migration …

The recent asylum crisis has highlighted the inadequacies of European asylum policies. The
existing asylum system, which encourages migrants to make hazardous maritime or …

The euro crisis, several sovereign debt crises, the Great Recession, the refugee crisis, and
Brexit have all challenged Europeans' willingness to show solidarity with other European …

We argue that a long-run cultural persistence of right-wing ideology can explain the recent
rise of right-wing populism. Shifts in the supply of party platforms can interact with this …

How do individuals' personal experiences with various aspects of political violence affect
their attitudes toward hosting conflict refugees? More specifically, how do their personal …

We analyze the impact of local immigration on natives' preferences for “nationalism” as
measured in parties' programs by the Manifesto Project Database in European election data …