A populist incitement? Populism, attack rhetoric, and support
for political violence

J 2026

A populist incitement? Populism, attack rhetoric, and support for political violence

NAI, Alessandro; Elizabeth L. YOUNG; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Alena KLUKNAVSKÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

A populist incitement? Populism, attack rhetoric, and support for political violence

Autoři

NAI, Alessandro; Elizabeth L. YOUNG; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Alena KLUKNAVSKÁ

Vydání

ELECTORAL STUDIES, London, Elsevier, 2026, 0261-3794

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.300 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2026.103073

UT WoS

999

Klíčová slova anglicky

Populism; Political violence; Negative campaigning; Incivility; Intolerance; Experiment; Comparative

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 30. 3. 2026 09:31, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Populists are known for their aggressive and uncompromising political style, and for rewarding a more combative behavior in their followers. Yet, virtually no evidence exists that aggressive populist rhetoric has an inciting effect among their followers towards greater support for political violence against political opponents. In this article, we present novel experimental evidence from four countries (Argentina, Czechia, Germany, Italy), assessing whether exposure to populist negative campaigning triggers greater support for political violence among their supporters. While we find only marginal evidence when looking at attacks in general, uncivil attacks from populists seem associated with a marginal uptick in support for violence among their followers – especially more severe forms of it (e.g., shooting political opponents). These results, while not excessively strong, shed a new light on the intersection between populism, aggressive rhetoric, and radical partisanship, and have possibly profound implications for a more comprehensive understanding of the roots of political violence in the public. All data and materials are openly available for replication.

Návaznosti

LX22NPO5101, projekt VaV

Název: Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik (Akronym: SYRI)

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik, 5.1 EXCELES

Přiložené soubory

A_populist_incitement.pdf

Citovat

NAI, Alessandro; Elizabeth L. YOUNG; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Alena KLUKNAVSKÁ. A populist incitement? Populism, attack rhetoric, and support for political violence. ELECTORAL STUDIES. London: Elsevier, 2026, roč. 101, June, s. 1-9. ISSN 0261-3794. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2026.103073.

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NAI, Alessandro; Elizabeth L. YOUNG; Vlastimil HAVLÍK a Alena KLUKNAVSKÁ. A populist incitement? Populism, attack rhetoric, and support for political violence. \textit{ELECTORAL STUDIES}. London: Elsevier, 2026, roč.~101, June, s.~1-9. ISSN~0261-3794. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2026.103073.

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