Understanding populist, personalistic and polarised politics

Abstract

The papers in this panel look at the increasingly polarised, personalised electoral environments (leading to the rise of charismatic leadership and deviations from purely party-based competition) and complex governance contexts.

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Populist leaders in the eyes of the people: populist attitudes, attribution of charisma and influence	View Paper Details
Better to Polarize than be Popular? When do Party Leaders increase their Party's Vote Share?	View Paper Details
Playing the game and dodging the blame: an experimental study of trust perceptions, personality traits, and politicians’ blame avoidance behaviour.	View Paper Details
Twenty Thousand Leagues? An Analysis of trajectories the (Northern) League through its Regional Councillors	View Paper Details