One crucial fact is being overlooked—one that has strong empirical support: populism does not have a single, uniform set of drivers. Dani Rodrik distinguishes between economic insecurity as the principal driver of left-wing populism and cultural or identity-related concerns as #Populism #EconomicInsecurity #IdentityPolitics #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
Our Western societies are experienced by two revolts, one economic that affects the working classes and the other identity-based. The success of this double revolt depends on the existence of a common embodiment for them. (Original: Nos sociétés occidentales sont traversées de deux révoltes, l’une économique qui touche les classes populaires et l’autre identitaire. Le succès de cette double révolte dépend de l’existence d’une incarnation qui leur soit commune.) #SocialRevolution #EconomicJustice #IdentityPolitics #US #CA #GB #FR #DE
Polanski weaponising his identity after months of throwing Jews under the bus is just https://t.co/Od95citf9z #Polanski #IdentityPolitics #Antisemitism
