Laboure, Marion, Braunstein, Juergen, (2017), “The Gaps of Nations & The Rise of Far-Right Populism”, LSE Euro Crisis in the Press, 23 March
The rise of populism in 2016 has several potential explanations. Some commentators explain the US presidential election outcome as well as the Brexit vote as a form of protest with socio-economic origins. The tectonic plates upon which the socio-economic order of OECD countries rests have started to shift: opening new gaps while closing existing ones, and necessarily producing political change in the process. The 2008 Financial Crisis is only one aspect of these developments.
Relevant Posts
- Gros, Daniel, (2017), “Can the EU survive in an age of populism?”, CEPS, 9 January
- Vlandas, Tim, Halikiopoulou, Daphne, (2016), “Why far right parties do well at times of crisis: the role of labour market institutions”, European Trade Union Institute, July