Nativists, racists and other nasty people?: understanding who populists are and what they really want

Eatwell, Roger (2018) Nativists, racists and other nasty people?: understanding who populists are and what they really want. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (26 Oct 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The rise of national populism continues to be a core theme in European politics, but have mainstream politicians and commentators still failed to grasp who populists are and what they want? Drawing on a new book, co-authored with Matthew Goodwin, Roger Eatwell argues that viewing populist movements as expressions of nativism or racism is highly problematic. There needs to be a greater understanding of the views of populist supporters, coupled with an open and frank debate about how immigration stands to influence European societies in the decades to come.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2021 13:12
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 13:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109836

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