A Populist Incitement? Populism, Attack Rhetoric, and Support for Political Violence
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angličtina
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A Populist Incitement? Populism, Attack Rhetoric, and Support for Political Violence
Original language description
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 clearer uptick in support for violence among their followers – especially more severe forms of it (e.g., shooting political opponents). These results shed a new light on the intersection between populism, aggressive rhetoric, and radical partisanship, and have 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.
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Type
O - Miscellaneous
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
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Project
<a href="/en/project/LX22NPO5101" target="_blank" >LX22NPO5101: The National Institute for Research on the Socioeconomic Impact of Diseases and Systemic Risks</a><br>
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P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů