The Structure of Populist Sentiment

• In Event: Populism in Political Psychology

Brief Overview

We propose that populist attitudes in U.S. comprise three distinct dimensions: people-centrism, representational failure, and beliefs in popular sovereignty. We develop new measures and test their underlying structure and political outcomes.

Authors

• Howard Lavine, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• Wendy M. Rahn, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities