Enhanced Unemployment Welfare May Mitigate Populism Trends
A recent study suggests that improving unemployment welfare could potentially lessen the rise of populism, based on an analysis of 134 national elections across 16 countries from 1990 to 2021.
Editorial Staff
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Research conducted by Chase Foster of King's College London and Jeffry Frieden from Columbia University examines the relationship between unemployment welfare and populism.
The study spans 134 national elections in 16 countries, utilizing data from 11 waves of the European Social Survey, covering the period from 1990 to 2021.
Findings indicate that better unemployment support may play a role in addressing the factors contributing to the rise of populist movements.