With European elections just days away, my new paper with @stefanischerer.bsky.social@csisunitn.bsky.social#EUelections2024#Italy#populism

Populist Attitudes, Subjective Social Status, and Resentment in Italy - Social Indicators Research

Social identity is relevant to political attitudes. Recent studies show that perceived social positions particularly shape populist attitudes. Italy is an interesting test case that has been scarcely ...

Less than the actual social position it is the perception of it that fuels populist attitudes. Those who see themselves at the bottom are more likely to embrace populism. Yet, low social resentment can lessen this impact. 🔍