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- Title
Populist resentments and identities and their repercussions on firms and regions. The example of East Thuringia.
- Authors
Henn, Sebastian; Hannemann, Matthias
- Abstract
Right-wing populism and related geographies of discontent have become central subjects in the recent debate on regional inequalities. The present contribution seeks to complement existing, predominantly synoptic approaches by looking at specific economic practices of local actors. We argue that exclusionary regional political identities are transferred to firms and shape corporate practices. Using 65 semi-structured interviews with representatives from firms in East Thuringia, we analyze these processes and how they affect recruitment, customer-relations and local business networks in different types of firms. Furthermore, we show that these practices can have a negative impact on the business location and thus contribute to the consolidation of existing regional inequalities.
- Subjects
THURINGIA (Germany); REGIONAL disparities; RIGHT-wing populism; RESENTMENT; POLITICAL affiliation; BUSINESS networks
- Publication
Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 3, p459
- ISSN
1468-2702
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jeg/lbad017