‘Warming Up’ to Populist Leaders: A Comparative Analysis of Argentina and Spain
Abstract: What makes populist leaders, responsible for many episodes of democratic backsliding, especially appealing to a significant part of the electorate? In the following pages we argue that the effect of perceptions regarding leaders’ ‘warmth’ causes them to be perceived as having good intentions toward and even being part of ‘the people,’ resulting in a more positive overall evaluation among citizens with more critical views of democratic representativeness (external political efficacy). We test this hypothesis in two very different political systems, Argentina and Spain, using data from original surveys that contain batteries of questions on warmth and competence trait dimensions for multiple leaders in both countries. The results show that while perceptions of traits along both warmth and competence dimensions are important for the evaluation of all leaders in democratic systems, the interactive effect between external political efficacy and perceptions of warmth is important for exp.... https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/10107
- Location
-
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
-
Online-Ressource
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
‘Warming Up’ to Populist Leaders: A Comparative Analysis of Argentina and Spain ; volume:11 ; number:2 ; day:20 ; month:12 ; year:2023
Journal of social and political psychology ; 11, Heft 2 (20.12.2023)
- Creator
- DOI
-
10.5964/jspp.10107
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023122304153505009044
- Rights
-
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
-
15.08.2025, 7:36 AM CEST
Data provider
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Associated
- Carty, Emily
- Torcal, Mariano
Other Objects (12)
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist Female Leaders should not be underestimated
When populist leaders govern: conceptualising populism in policy making
How do exchange rates respond to political rhetoric by populist leaders?
Anti-immigrant rhetoric of populist radical right leaders on social media platforms
Populist appeals and populist conversations
How Do Populist Voters Rate Their Political Leaders? Comparing Citizen Assessments in Three Jurisdictions
Populist Constitutionalism
Staatsmann oder Populist
Understanding Populist Mobilization
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist Female Leaders should not be underestimated
When populist leaders govern: conceptualising populism in policy making
How do exchange rates respond to political rhetoric by populist leaders?
Anti-immigrant rhetoric of populist radical right leaders on social media platforms
Populist appeals and populist conversations
How Do Populist Voters Rate Their Political Leaders? Comparing Citizen Assessments in Three Jurisdictions
Populist Constitutionalism
Staatsmann oder Populist
Understanding Populist Mobilization
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist leaders and the economy
Populist Female Leaders should not be underestimated
When populist leaders govern: conceptualising populism in policy making
How do exchange rates respond to political rhetoric by populist leaders?
Anti-immigrant rhetoric of populist radical right leaders on social media platforms
Populist appeals and populist conversations
How Do Populist Voters Rate Their Political Leaders? Comparing Citizen Assessments in Three Jurisdictions
Populist Constitutionalism
Staatsmann oder Populist