Descripción del proyecto
El vínculo entre el populismo y una salud precaria
El auge de los partidos populistas en Europa constituye un gran desafío tanto para los intelectuales como para los responsables políticos. El origen y los motivos del éxito del populismo en numerosos países se analizan en debates sobre cuestiones generales y específicas relacionadas con la participación populista en el gobierno. Se ha observado que la discriminación contra comunidades vulnerables está vinculada con prácticas de poder populistas y que esto repercute en la salud pública. Sin embargo, no se han realizado estudios transnacionales sobre los vínculos entre la mala salud y el populismo. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos PHASE examinará la relación entre los servicios para las personas enfermas y la presencia populista en el poder, y valorará si una salud precaria puede ser una señal de advertencia para el futuro de las democracias. Además, evaluará el impacto que ejerce la presencia populista en el poder sobre la salud pública.
Objetivo
The recent surge in populism marks a new phase of European politics posing fundamental challenges to scholars and the policy community. Some argue that existing nationalist and authoritarian attitudes are driving populism. Others posit that it is rooted in liberal institutions’ failure to deliver equal life chances. Once in power, populists tend to discriminate against precarious communities and question the role of expertise in governance. However, there is no systematic cross-country research on the bi-directional association between ill health and populism. The project contributes to the existing knowledge in two ways. Firstly, it crosscuts scholarly polarisations on the causes of populism by posing the original question of whether individuals’ health might be an early warning sign for the health of democracies in Europe. Secondly, it extends the literature on the impact of populist governance by asking who the winners and losers of populists in power in terms of health in Europe are. In answer to the first question, the project creates a longitudinal, hierarchical cross-country panel dataset, nesting individuals in EU regions, and measures the impact of ill health on populist support after 2000. In answer to the second question, the project adopts a coding scheme for populist governments in Europe and assesses the variegated impact of populism on peoples’ health using dynamic multilevel modelling. Finally, through a small-N case study, the project analyses the populism – ill health mechanism in detail. The project offers theoretically innovative and methodologically rigorous, cutting-edge contributions to sociology, political science, and public health, as well as to the public debate on populism through a set of outreach activities. The project will significantly expand the scientific and transferable skills of the fellow through a personalised training programme, collaborative research, and secondment to a think tank.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
20136 Milano
Italia