The Janus-Faced Nature of Radical Voting: Status Anxiety at the Roots of Far Right and Far Left Support in Europe

• In Event: JSS SESSION: Populists and Far-Right Parties in Europe

Brief Overview

This article shows the strong effect of social status on the support of far left and far right in Europe. While it lies in relation to previous generations for the far left, it is driven through comparison with ethnic groups for the far right.

Author

• Diane Bolet, European Institute, London School of Economics