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Right-wing populist parties in European democracies appeal to citizens’ feelings of uncertainty related to globalization by promoting tough immigration laws and curbing the power of the European Union. This article adds to our understanding of how individuals’ risk propensity relates to support for right-wing populist parties and their ideas in the context of globalization. In particular, by drawing on survey data from the United Kingdom we investigate how this personality trait relates to support for the United Kingdom Independence Party and the vote for a British exit from the European Union. The article explores the complex interplay between risk propensity and right-wing populist appeals by dissecting the direct, indirect and total effects of this trait. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Simon Niemeyer and John Dryzek on deliberative democracy in Australia and another by Judith Bara, Albert Weale and Aude Biquelet on the use of computer-assisted textual analysis (CATA) to assess positions of Members of Parliament on abortion in Great Britain.