ANTI-ELITE POLITICS AND ‘POCKETBOOK ANGER’. EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES

Many observers have noticed the importance of anger in contemporary politics, particularly with reference to populism. The talk addresses the question under which conditions people become angry about a specific aspect of their lives: their personal financial situation. Specifically, it asks if populist anti-elite rhetoric has a causal influence on ‘pocketbook anger’ and if this influence differs across socio-economic groups.
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