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Croatian youth and populism: the mixed methods analysis of the populism ‘breeding ground’ among the youth in Zagreb

In this paper we aim to explore the inclinations of youth in Croatia to populism and to understand their sources. The contemporary debate on populism could be more important than ever, with 2014 European parliament elections results which can be seen as the herald of the ‘new strength’ of populist forces in Europe. At the same time, populism is a rarely researched phenomenon in Croatia (Milardović 2004 ; Zakošek, 2010 ; Šalaj 2012), and to our knowledge our paper is the first comprehensive demand-side analysis. Drawing on the results of the MYPLACE project in Croatia, a research with a combined methodology, we used the data obtained with a social survey undertaken on the sample made of 1216 individuals between 16 and 25 years and a qualitative analysis of 61 in- depth interviews, conducted in 2013.

youth, populism, democracy

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