Explaining Populism in Central and Eastern Europe

• In Event: Populism in Europe

Brief Overview

We propose that the rural resentment fueled by the thoughts of squandered revolution and fears of social changes due to globalization and the EU integration could explain the rise of populist parties across Europe.

Authors

• Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder

• Pavel Bacovsky, University of Colorado at Boulder

• Marija Sajekaite, University of Colorado, Boulder