In recent years, the world has seen a rising backlash against globalization. This article
reviews the nature, causes, and consequences of the globalization backlash. It shows that …

How does the experience of economic shocks affect individuals' political views and voting
behavior? Inspired partly by the fallout of the financial crisis of 2008, research on this …

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 …

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 …

We investigate the impact of globalization on electoral outcomes in 15 Western European
countries over 1988–2007. We employ both official election results at the district level and …

Has rising import competition contributed to the polarization of US politics? Analyzing
multiple measures of political expression and results of congressional and presidential …

We show that support for the Leave option in the Brexit referendum was systematically
higher in regions hit harder by economic globalization. We focus on the shock of surging …

SUMMARY On 23 June 2016, the British electorate voted to leave the European Union (EU).
We analyse vote and turnout shares across 380 local authority areas in the United Kingdom …

Immigration is one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United
Kingdom, France, and several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of …

What are the political consequences of economic globalization? Since the 1990s, scholars
of European party politics have noted the rise of extremist parties, especially right-wing …