In the last quarter of the twentieth century, trends in seven different regions converged to change the political landscape of the world: 1) the fall of right-wing authoritarian regimes in Southern Europe in the mid1970s; 2) the replacement of military dictatorships by elected civilian governments across Latin America from the late 1970s through the late 1980s; 3) the decline of authoritarian r...

After his commitment to the eventually failed defence of segregation in United States during 1960s, political scientist A. James Gregor (1929-2019) created an extensive oeuvre on history Fascism and its ideology. While personally remaining éminence grise, ideo-centric approach proved influential international academic discussions. He helped foster centred representation ideological aspects at e...

The relationship between right-wing ideological attitudes and psychological well-being has been intensively studied. Although some studies supported the hypothesis that right-wing attitudes are negatively related with well-being, other research yielded positive or nonsignificant relationships. We conducted a meta-analysis (total samples = 97, total N = 69,221) of measures of well-being, includi...

This article delves into the transformative decade between 1999 and 2009, exploring intricate web of Jewish-Arab relations in Israel consequential impact tensions on Arab politics voter behavior Israeli elections. During this decade, internal factors, such as generational shift, leadership changes, political pluralism, played a pivotal role reshaping societal landscape sector. On other hand, ex...

This article contributes to developing a management and organisation studies perspective on political organising by focusing on: (a) populism; (b) the exercise of power; (c) politics. We address two questions: in what ways have English populist politicians 20th 21st centuries utilised language along with other aspects campaign build enhance their symbolic power? And: how do organisations conver...

When voters fear that politicians may have a right-wing bias or that they may be influenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of true left-wing conviction are valuable. As a consequence, even a moderate politician seeking reelection chooses “populist’ policies i.e., policies to the left of the median voter as a way of signaling that he is not from the right. Truly right-wing politicians r...

Abstract Families are not only the first institution ever created, they also, for most people, encountered. The preindustrial family structure, which was a function of local ecology and cooperation needs, instilled members with different values, such as trust in strangers respect elders. These values passed through generations and, we show three studies, impact today's political attitudes polic...

Unwrapping the political discourse against immigration is key to understanding rise of populism in Western democracies. A growing body literature has found ample evidence that pays a premium conservative forces propose tighter policies. Using data on presidential elections Spain from 2008 2019, we shed light this debate by highlighting role played irregular migration. Some studies show undocume...