Populism as Identity Politics

Populists combine anti-elitism with a conviction that they hold a superior vision of what it means to be a true citizen of their nation. We expected support for populism to be associated with national collective narcissism—an unrealistic belief in the greatness of the national group, which should in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social psychological & personality science 2018-03, Vol.9 (2), p.151-162
Hauptverfasser: Marchlewska Marta, Cichocka Aleksandra, Panayiotou Orestis, Castellanos, Kevin, Batayneh Jude
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Zusammenfassung:Populists combine anti-elitism with a conviction that they hold a superior vision of what it means to be a true citizen of their nation. We expected support for populism to be associated with national collective narcissism—an unrealistic belief in the greatness of the national group, which should increase in response to perceived in-group disadvantage. In Study 1 (Polish participants; n = 1,007), national collective narcissism predicted support for the populist Law and Justice party. In the experimental Study 2 (British participants; n = 497), perceived long-term in-group disadvantage led to greater support for Brexit and this relationship was accounted for by national collective narcissism. In Study 3 (American participants; n = 403), group relative deprivation predicted support for Donald Trump and this relationship was accounted for by national collective narcissism. These associations were present even when we controlled for conventional national identification. We discuss implications of the link between collective narcissism and support for populism.
ISSN:1948-5506
1948-5514
DOI:10.1177/1948550617732393