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In Western Europe, Populist Parties Tap Anti-Establishment Frustration but Have Little Appeal Across Ideological Divide

Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at: pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global.

Primary researchers

Katie Simmons, Associate Director, Research                        Laura Silver, Senior Researcher Courtney Johnson, Research Associate Kyle Taylor, Research Assistant Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes Research

Research team

James Bell, Vice President, Global Strategy Danielle Cuddington, Research Analyst Claudia Deane, Vice President, Research           Kat Devlin, Research Associate Jonathan Evans, Research Analyst Moira Fagan, Research Assistant Sophia Fedeli, Research Assistant Janell Fetterolf, Research Associate Katerina Eva Matsa, Associate Director, Research Martha McRoy, Research Methodologist Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Patrick Moynihan, Associate Director, International Research Methods Courtney Nelson, Research Assistant              Jacob Poushter, Senior Researcher Audrey Powers, Administrative Manager Elisa Shearer, Research Analyst Kelsey Jo Starr, Research Assistant Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Attitudes Nami Sumida, Research Analyst Mason Walker, Research Assistant

Editorial and graphic design

Peter Bell, Design Director Michael Keegan, Information Graphics Designer David Kent, Copy Editor

Communications and web publishing

Danielle Alberti, Web Developer Stefan Cornibert, Communications Manager    Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler, Digital Producer Rhonda Stewart, Senior Communications Manager

Pew Research Center also received helpful advice and feedback for this report from a panel of expert advisers: Charlie Beckett, professor at the London School of Economics; Cas Mudde, associate professor at the University of Georgia; Gianpietro Mazzoleni, professor at the University of Milan; Pippa Norris, the Paul. F McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Harvard University; Adam Thomas, director of the European Journalism Centre; Barbara Thomaß, professor at Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Claes de Vreese, professor and program group director of political communication and journalism at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research.

While the analysis was guided by our consultations with these advisers, Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the interpretation and reporting of the data.

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