Why are right-wing populists so successful?

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks0Fear of globalisation is the driving force behind right-wing populism and traditional values play less of a role, a recent survey carried out by the Bertelsmann Foundation shows. In view of the rising popularity of right-wing demagogues in many European countries and the US, commentators discuss how to counter right-wing populism.

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http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html

ESO: Background information: Right-wing populists on the rise http://www.europeansources.info/record/right-wing-populists-on-the-rise/

ESO: Background information: Will Europe's right benefit from Trump's triumph? http://www.europeansources.info/record/will-europes-right-benefit-from-trumps-triumph/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 22.12.16: Survey evidence: The low-skilled oppose globalisation in rich countries, while the high-skilled oppose it in poor ones http://bit.ly/2hYdQUC

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