Introduction
How to win an election when the economy is struggling?
Voting behaviour in a situation of economic decline
This session is a conversation between academics and individuals with hands on experience of running in elections on voting behaviour in a situation of economic decline. Our intent is for all participants to come away with a holistic understanding and novel insights around building and sustaining democratically healthy politics.
Speakers:
Krisztina SZABÓ, Corvinus University Budapest: Local economic voting, perception and voters’ attitude: Evidence from Hungarian survey and local economic data
András TÉTÉNYI: Corvinus University Budapest: Exogenous shocks and voter behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe
Jitka Kralova - the effects of the COVID pandemic bringing on stage marginal voices and anti-liberal discourses, intertwined with populist rhetoric
About the Organisers
The event is organised in partnership with University College London, UK, Tartu University, Estonia, Jagiellonian University, Poland, Charles University, Czech Republic, and Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary). The event is the final conference of PopRebel, a European research project on neo-feudalism and neo-traditionalism. It is coordinated by Edgeryders OÜ - A non profit think-tank based in Estonia. We help groups and organizations to harness the power of collective intelligence for wiser, more effective ways to work together and make decisions.
Register
The event is free to attend provide you RSVP. To do that, please use the form below. You can find more info about the different panels on the main conference page.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 822682.