{"product_id":"insecurity-politics-how-unstable-lives-lead-to-populist-support","title":"Insecurity Politics: How Unstable Lives Lead to Populist Support","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe everyday realities of financial and work insecurity that drive right- and left-wing populism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInsecurity Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Lorenza Antonucci examines the lived, everyday experiences that underpin political disaffection. Countering the reductive portrayals of populist voters as left-behind outsiders, Antonucci focuses on the ordinary, yet increasingly precarious, realities of work and financial instability as key to understanding the surge in populist support in both right- and left-wing politics. Drawing on robust comparative quantitative and qualitative analyses across nine European countries, \u003ci\u003eInsecurity Politics\u003c\/i\u003e describes the microlevel material and cultural dynamics that drive anti-establishment politics. It finds that dissatisfaction with work and a growing sense of financial insecurity fuel populist sentiments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntonucci maps the evolving landscape of insecurity in contemporary Europe, tracing its roots to structural transformations of welfare states and deep-seated cultural shifts. Proposing an original framework that combines cultural and economic explanations, the book shows how economic, social, and political factors shape receptivity to anti-establishment politics. Moving beyond conventional wisdom that attributes today's populism to cultural backlash or globalization, Antonucci addresses a critical blind spot in current research. But \u003ci\u003eInsecurity Politics\u003c\/i\u003e offers more than a mere diagnosis; it also argues that a nuanced understanding of populist attitudes could inform a renewed political agenda--one more attuned to the complex realities of people's lives.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0691262470\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780691262475\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Antonucci, Lorenza\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2026)","offer_id":46291821396165,"sku":"9780691262475","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780691262475.jpg?v=1780113133","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/insecurity-politics-how-unstable-lives-lead-to-populist-support","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}