Description du projet
Le lien entre populisme et mauvaise santé
La montée des partis populistes en Europe représente un sérieux défi pour les intellectuels et les décideurs politiques. Les origines et les raisons du succès populiste dans de nombreux pays sont analysées dans les débats sur les questions générales et spécifiques relatives à la participation populiste dans les gouvernements. Il a été observé que la discrimination des communautés vulnérables est associée à des pratiques de pouvoir populistes, et que cela a un impact sur la santé publique. Cependant, il n’existe pas de recherche transnationale sur les liens entre les problèmes de santé et le populisme. Le projet PHASE, financé par l’UE, examinera la relation entre les services de santé et les populistes au pouvoir, et étudiera si la mauvaise santé peut être un signe d’alerte pour l’avenir des démocraties. Il évaluera en outre l’impact sur la santé publique des populistes au pouvoir.
Objectif
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)Coordinateur
20136 Milano
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