DOSTÁLOVÁ, Veronika, Vlastimil HAVLÍK and Petr VODA. Populist attitudes and covid pandemic: Evidence from a panel study. In ECPR General Conference 2022. 2022.
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Original name Populist attitudes and covid pandemic: Evidence from a panel study
Name (in English) Populist attitudes and covid pandemic: Evidence from a panel study
Authors DOSTÁLOVÁ, Veronika, Vlastimil HAVLÍK and Petr VODA.
Edition ECPR General Conference 2022, 2022.
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Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords in English Democracy, Political Parties, Populism, Electoral Behaviour
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Veronika Dostálová, učo 414804. Changed: 19/11/2023 20:01.
Abstract
The activation of populist attitudes is an essential prerequisite for populist attitudes to significantly shape voting behaviour. We argue that economic hardship and democratic downswing induced by covid pandemic are sufficient short-term factors for their further activation, and thus translate into the stronger effect of populist attitudes on electoral support for populist parties among individuals with worsened perception of economic conditions and among individuals whose support for democracy has decreased. Drawing on the panel data from our public opinion survey (N = 1 181), we test this assumption within the Czech context at the beginning of the second wave of the covid pandemic. While our results indicate that populist attitudes are a prominent predictor of electoral support within the Czech context, we do not find enough support for the moderating effect of either changes in subjective evaluations of economic conditions or changes in support for democracy.
Abstract (in English)
The activation of populist attitudes is an essential prerequisite for populist attitudes to significantly shape voting behaviour. We argue that economic hardship and democratic downswing induced by covid pandemic are sufficient short-term factors for their further activation, and thus translate into the stronger effect of populist attitudes on electoral support for populist parties among individuals with worsened perception of economic conditions and among individuals whose support for democracy has decreased. Drawing on the panel data from our public opinion survey (N = 1 181), we test this assumption within the Czech context at the beginning of the second wave of the covid pandemic. While our results indicate that populist attitudes are a prominent predictor of electoral support within the Czech context, we do not find enough support for the moderating effect of either changes in subjective evaluations of economic conditions or changes in support for democracy.
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MUNI/IGA/1170/2020, interní kód MUName: Who is the Czech populist citizen? An analysis of populist attitudes of Czech citizens
Investor: Masaryk University
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