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Voting and the rise of populism: Spatial perspectives and applications across Europe

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  • Eveline S. van Leeuwen
  • Solmaria Halleck Vega

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Populism has expanded over the past decade, especially far‐right parties and their respective voter bases. Voting patterns are often unevenly distributed over space, which makes it very relevant to explore, along with other relevant factors, the spatial dimension. This will increase our understanding of the rise of populist parties, and accordingly, policy implications. First, an introduction to the rise of populism is given, especially in the context of Europe, followed by introducing a conceptualization of the spatial dimension of populism. Then, the contributions of the special issue are highlighted. A clear conclusion is that economic development is an important factor in explaining populist voting, but that regional factors such as local public spending on culture, broader welfare and local unemployment, play an equally important role. Instead of more policies, more attention to the context‐specific regional needs are urgently required, resulting in a call for place‐sensitive policies that take into account regional economic and socio‐demographic differences. Finally, ideas on further research directions are proposed. El populismo se ha expandido en la última década, en especial los partidos de extrema derecha y sus respectivas bases de votantes. Los patrones de voto suelen encontrarse distribuidos de forma desigual en el espacio, lo que hace muy pertinente el estudio, junto con otros factores relevantes, de su dimensión espacial. Esta puede añadir un aspecto importante para comprender mejor el auge de los partidos populistas y, en consecuencia, las implicaciones políticas. En primer lugar, se ofrece una introducción al auge del populismo, en particular dentro del contexto de Europa, seguido de la presentación de la conceptualización de la dimensión espacial del populismo. A continuación, se hace una reseña de las contribuciones de este número especial. Una conclusión clara es que el desarrollo económico es un factor importante para explicar el voto populista, pero que los factores regionales, como el gasto público local en cultura, el bienestar en general y el desempleo local, desempeñan un papel igualmente importante. En lugar de más políticas, urge prestar más atención a las necesidades regionales específicas de cada contexto, lo que se traduce en un llamamiento a políticas conscientes del lugar, que tengan en cuenta las diferencias económicas y sociodemográficas regionales. Por último, se proponen ideas sobre nuevas direcciones de investigación. 過去10年の間に、ポピュリズム、特に極右政党とその選挙基盤が拡大している。投票パターンの分布は空間的に不均一であることが多いため、空間的な側面とその他の関連因子を探索することが非常に重要である。これにより、ポピュリスト政党の台頭、さらには政策的含意の理解を深めるための重要な見方を得ることができる。まず、ポピュリズムの台頭、特にヨーロッパにおけるその状況を提示し、それに続いてポピュリズムの空間的側面での概念化について述べる。その次に、特別号の貢献に注目する。結論として明らかなことは、経済発展はポピュリスト政党の得票を説明する重要な要因であるが、文化への地方公共支出、福祉の拡大、地方の失業などの地域的要因も同様に重要な役割を果たすということである。より多くの政策ではなく、状況に応じて地域のニーズにより多くの注意を向けることが緊急に必要とされており、地域経済および社会・人口統計学的な差を考慮した、地域に合わせた政策が求められている。最後に、更なる研究の方向性に関する考えを提案する。

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  • Eveline S. van Leeuwen & Solmaria Halleck Vega, 2021. "Voting and the rise of populism: Spatial perspectives and applications across Europe," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(2), pages 209-219, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:13:y:2021:i:2:p:209-219
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12411
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