Young and Temporary: Youth Employment Insecurity and Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Europe

Zag\'rski, Piotr and Rama, Jose and Cordero, Guillermo (2019) Young and Temporary: Youth Employment Insecurity and Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Europe. Government and Opposition, 56 (3). pp. 405-426. ISSN 14777053

Abstract

The recent success of right-wing populist parties (RPPs) in Europe has given rise to different explanations. Economic factors have proven to be significant mainly at the aggregate level. As for the individual level, it has been argued that the so-called 'losers of globalization' - the less educated and less skilled, profiles with higher job insecurity - are more likely to support RPPs. Nevertheless, RPPs perform strikingly well in countries less affected by the Great Recession, gathering high levels of support among profiles not considered the losers of globalization. Moreover, the effect of age on support for RPPs is not clear, as, on the one hand, the young are better educated and skilled, but, on the other, they suffered the effects of the economic crisis more. To address this puzzle, we focus on the impact of unemployment and employment insecurity among the youth on voting for RPPs in 17 European countries. We find that youth support for RPPs can be explained by the precariousness of the youth labour market.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1017/gov.2019.28
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Europe,employment insecurity,populism,right-wing populist parties,voting behaviour,youth
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email dini@ub.ac.id
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2024 02:59
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 02:59
URI:	http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/220814

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