Do people support populism and nativism because they are simply unhappy with their lives? Annika Lindholm and Lauri Rapeli call for more overarching psychological approaches to understanding the appeal of right-wing populism. They suggest bringing subjective well-being into populism research
Senior Researcher, FORS – Swiss Center of Expertise in the Social Sciences, University of Lausanne / Scientific Coordinator, Consortium of National Election Studies (CNES)
Annika’s research interests include psychological approaches to the study of public opinion and electoral behaviour.
She has recently published on the interplay between subjective well-being and political attitudes and behaviour, on gender differences in political efficacy, and on the temporal focus of political candidates that have successful electoral strategies.
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