American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. Migration studies often assume a hierarchy of places that drives a periphery-to-core movement and regard reverse migration as being related to downward social mobility. This study draws on in-depth intervi…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. Although research on populism has gained traction as an established field of inquiry, its affective underpinnings remain a puzzle. A relatively underexplored area of study, now garnering attention, is the …
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. This special issue seeks to address this gap by presenting a comprehensive collection of both theoretical and practical insights into moral language, argumentation, and evaluations within politicized envir…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. Dirty campaigning, which is understood as actions between elite politicians that violate social norms and democratic principles, is becoming an increasingly relevant phenomenon across the globe. Despite th…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. In this article, we undertake a comprehensive examination of reactionism, ressentiment, and collective narcissism, collectively termed as the “anti-social triad of grievance politics.” Although these const…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. This article investigates emotionally based solidarity appeals in the Facebook posts from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (Poland) and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Hungary) published in the first weeks o…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. In recent years, populism has attracted a lot of scholarly attention. In this article, I investigate the relationship between structural and subjective dimensions of social isolation and populist attitudes…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. Ad hominem attacks against climate scientists—including personal attacks questioning an individual’s character, competence, or motives—remain the most common type of contrarian strategy found in contempora…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. Recent research suggests that citizens’ sense of being socially marginalized, or “left behind” in society, plays an important role in triggering support for right-wing populist attitudes. Although perceive…
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print. This article argues that cancel culture rhetoric has become a key language for moral conflict in a polarized polity. A thematic rhetorical analysis of two prominent figures who claimed to be canceled, Miss…