| Series Title | ifo DICE Report |
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| Series Details | Vol.15, No.4, Winter 2017 |
| Publication Date | December 2017 |
| ISSN | 2511-7823 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Recent years have been characterised by the rise of populist voting. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump as US president, the success of far-right parties in Central Europe and left-wing populist parties in Southern Europe are all examples of the changing political landscape in many Western countries. The rise of populist voting is clearly related to a number of challenges like the euro crisis, the refugee crisis or the economic consequences of globalisation, but it remains unclear why these events led to such dramatic changes in voting behaviour. The articles featured in the Forum section of the ifo DICE Report 4 2017 aim to provide insights that facilitate a deeper understanding of the rise of populist voting. + Sascha O. Becker, Thiemo Fetzer and Dennis Novy, all University of Warwick, analyse the outcome of the Brexit referendum vote in local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland and relate the vote to the fundamental socio-economic features of these areas. + Manuel Funke and Christoph Trebesch, both Kiel Institute for the World Economy, conduct a comprehensive historical analysis of the political fall-out of financial crises. They show that financial crises put a strain on democracies: government majorities shrink, parliamentary fractionalisation rises, and the far-right parties see strong political gains. + Lewis Davis, Union College and Sumit S. Deole, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, ask how far the rise of far-right parties in Europe is a pan-European phenomenon. + Carl C. Berning, University of Mainz, analyses the rise of the AfD in Germany as an example of a radical right-wing party and gives an overview of the trajectory and conceptualisations of the AfD. + Alkis Henri Otto, Hamburg School of Business Administration, and Max Friedrich Steinhardt, Helmut Schmidt University, investigate the relationship between immigration and the success of far-right political parties in Germany. + Andreas Steinmayr, LMU Munich, examines how reports on refugees in the media affect support for the far-right Freedom Party of Austria differently to personal interactions with refugees. + Anthony Edo, CEPII, Jonathan Öztunc and Panu Poutvaara, both ifo Institute, use French elections to test the role of immigration and economic concerns in the rise of far-left and far-right voting. + Does Populism Influence Economic Policy Making? Insights from Economic Experts Around the World by Dorine Boumans |
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| Source Link | http://www.cesifo-group.de/DocDL/dice-report-2017-4-onlineversion-december.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, France, Germany, United Kingdom |
