Xs we share: Context similarity, culture, and the diffusion of populism.
Do populist ideas travel across borders? Anecdotal evidence suggests as much, yet so far we lack a systematic assessment of whether diffusion takes place, and if so under which conditions. We argue that context similarity enables the diffusion of populism among parties as it eases the adaption of po...
| Published in: | American Journal of Political Science (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 256 - 272 |
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