Where does right-wing populism succeed sub-nationally? Explaining regional variation within France

• Main Authors: BIN ZAID, Hamzah, JOSHI, Devin K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2789; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4046/viewcontent/POP_Regional_Variation_and_Populism_in_France__2018__av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

While many scholars have studied how right-wing populist parties (RWPP) have recently increased their vote shares in national elections in many countries, fewer studies have assessed why some sub-national regions favor RWPP more than others. Addressing this gap in the literature, we analyze regional...