Why gen-Z men are turning far right and women far left

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Further reading mentioned in the video:

Why Gen X is the real loser generation: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/why-gen-x-is-the-real-loser-generation

Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/26/baby-boomers-are-loaded-why-are-they-so-stingy

Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/04/18/reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-generation-z

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:34 What is populism?

07:20 What’s wrong with populism?

11:25 Why do people vote populist?

15:00 Conclusion

16:13 Sponsor

Attribution:

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.

Stock footage and others clips by Getty

Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort

Special thanks to Hanna Sakhno for her research help, check out her thesis here: https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/political-economy-of-populism-in-europe