University of Warwick: Researchers Point to Populism's Appeal to Victimhood and Resentment
April 01, 2021
April 01, 2021
COVENTRY, England, April 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release:
The article argues that populists like Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, or some Brexit campaigners, construct fantasies of past national greatness and belonging to instil audiences with a sense of pride and nostalgia.
At the same time, these political entrepreneurs use rhetoric that targets feelings of resentment and anger, representing themselves and their audiences as victi . . .
The article argues that populists like Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, or some Brexit campaigners, construct fantasies of past national greatness and belonging to instil audiences with a sense of pride and nostalgia.
At the same time, these political entrepreneurs use rhetoric that targets feelings of resentment and anger, representing themselves and their audiences as victi . . .