We study the effect of political ideology on sustainable development, measured as investment in genuine wealth, in a dynamic panel of 79 countries between 1981 and 2013. We find that a switch from a left-wing or centrist government to a right-wing government has a robust positive and statistically significant effect on investment in genuine wealth. We find no evidence of opportunistic cycles in...

In line with previous studies, showing that abstract concepts like "power" or "god" implicitly activate spatial associations, in the present study we hypothesized that spatial associations are coactivated during the processing of acronyms referring to names of political parties as well. In four studies, it was found that the reading of these acronyms was accompanied by the implicit activation o...

The European Union has gained salience as an issue in political debate. Recent literature shows that successful radical right-wing parties are frequently opposition to integration. This article looks at how left-wing parties’ positions on EU integration affect their electoral support. It argues left can mobilize voters favour through positioning because this allows combine economic and anti-EU ...

Abstract What motivated right-wing and conservative parties to endorse a policy of land expropriation redistribution in Brazil? I argue that urban-dominated endorsed agrarian reform order to: (i) reduce crime wealthier metropolises by reversing rural–urban migration; (ii) gain competitive advantage against left-wing challengers. To test this argument conduct process tracing, analysing over 500 ...

Abstract Over the last few years, right-wing populism has increased its popularity and political weight, successfully merging with Euro-scepticism, nationalism, xenophobia, religious symbolism, aggressive forms of conservatism (e.g., anti-feminism, homophobia, and, in general, patriarchal politics). Several studies have focused on communication strategies contemporary populism, examining latter...

Tumor-to-meningioma metastasis (TMM) is a fairly uncommon phenomenon. Only 7 cases of prostate cancer with TMM have previously been described in the literature. The present study aimed to report a case of prostate cancer TMM, and to discuss the relevant clinical and neuroimaging aspects of this condition. A 68-year-old patient presented with headaches, poor visual acuity in the left eye and ips...

This article empirically explores how populist actors talk about the nation. is a research area mostly tackled in studies on right-wing populism, with other forms of politics usually left out analysis. To fill this academic gap, we focus Spanish party Podemos and Italian Five Star Movement (M5S). The former paradigmatic example radical whereas latter commonly considered as catch-all no clear id...

This article examines the political crisis of social-democratic parties in Western Europe light its impact on emancipatory project, and asks whether first calls second into question. It begins by defining social democracy as an identifies three major historical phases that correspond to distinct conceptions project. “Social-democratic dilemmas” section recent literature comparative welfare stat...