Uhh, so apropos of nothing, my research looks at how declines in health can drive people to the political extremes.

Sometimes those extremes are on the far-right. In a forthcoming work, we find it can happen on the left.

Here's a helpful review:
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...

Heads up to faculty: Consider introducing your program's job market candidates in random order or, better, separate tweets.

The drop off in views and engagement in long threads is dramatic, so early-alphabet names tend to get more attention!

Unfortunately, RFK Jr. is exactly the kind of politician who resonates with people with poor health and disabilities.

This population tends to gravitate towards anti-establishment politicians who promise a "fix."

And it's because of what Julia says. 👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

This isn’t just a review of exciting research, done by two fantastic scholars. It’s also very, very important stuff that helps explain some of what’s been going wrong in politics - distrust, radicalization - and things health policymakers and clinicians can do to address it.

🚨 NEW REVIEW 🚨

Who participates in the democratic process? Who trusts public institutions? And who turns toward anti-democratic political movements?

In a new review for WHO, we emphasize that people's health is central to these questions.

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