Carolina Plaza Colodro (USAL) publica en coautoría el artículo “Entre o desinteresse e a participação. Fatores diferenciais dos abstencionistas e dos eleitores populistas em Portugal” en el Análise Social. Pincha aquí para consultar la publicación.

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This paper examines the relationship between the rise of populist support and increas-ing rates of abstention in European democracies. Empirical studies have shown that populist parties are gaining traction among voters, while abstention rates are also on the rise, par-ticularly among “temporary” abstentionists who refrain from voting due to situational factors. We delve into this matter by utilising an original survey on a representative sample of the Portuguese population conducted in 2020. The findings suggest that there are similarities between voting for popu-list radical right parties and abstention, particularly in terms of “protest” attitudes, which set them apart from supporters of non-populist parties. Additionally, the study indicates that both phenomena are influenced by short-term factors related to the supply side of politics. However, abstentionists are more likely to belong to lower socio-economic strata and exhibit lower levels of political interest.