Empowered and enraged: Political efficacy, anger and support for populism in Europe - RICO - 2020 - European Journal of Political Research (opens in new tab)

Abstract This article addresses the psychological dynamics between internal political efficacy, emotions and support for populism. Contrary to the extended idea that populism is associated with low levels of political competence, it is argued that individuals’ self-competence beliefs enhance populist attitudes. Individuals who conceive themselves as able to understand and participate effectively in politics are more critical towards politicians and more prone to consider that citizens could ...