Abstract

The present study sets out to investigate the mechanism by which ordinary citizens are moved to anger toward economic inequality, and its political consequences. Since anger toward economic inequality is triggered by the perception that core distributive norms have been violated, it is argued that this emotional response mainly benefits political parties who defend redistributive values and establish clear responsibility for their violation. Results from twenty-six ISSP countries provide strong evidence that angry citizens are more inclined to vote for economically progressive populist parties and for economically progressive pluralist parties than for parties taking conservative stances on economic issues. This study thus lends empirical support to the assumption that populist parties attract angry voters by speaking the language of moral economy.

摘要

本研究旨在调查普通公民对经济不平等感到愤怒的机制及其政治后果。由于对经济不平等的愤怒是由于认为核心分配规范遭到违反而引发的，因此有人认为，这种情绪反应主要有利于捍卫再分配价值观并为其违反行为确定明确责任的政党。来自 26 个 ISSP 国家的结果提供了强有力的证据，表明愤怒的公民更倾向于投票支持经济进步的民粹主义政党和经济进步的多元化政党，而不是投票支持在经济问题上采取保守立场的政党。因此，这项研究为以下假设提供了实证支持：民粹主义政党通过讲道德经济的语言来吸引愤怒的选民。