Linking populist attitudes and public sector stereotypes

• In Event: Contemporary Behavioral Research in Populist and Authoritarian Environments

Brief Overview

We examine whether populist attitudes shape citizens’ stereotypes of public sector employees, resulting in stereotypical images of bureaucrats/civil servants as corrupt, immoral, and overly powerful.

Authors

• Saar Alon-Barkat, University of Haifa

• Michal Gilboa

• Jurgen Willems, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)