The negative impact of populist anti-aid rhetoric on public opinion has been based on anecdotal reports to date. Here, we take a systematic and empirical look at this inquiry. We hypothesize that even though populist rhetoric decreases support for foreign development aid in donor publics, this effect is conditioned by individuals’ preexisting beliefs about populist leaders. Using data from original survey experiments conducted with representative samples of American and British adults, we find that exposure to different variants of populist frames decreases individuals’ willingness to support their government providing development aid through an international organization. However, this effect is moderated by whether people think populist leaders stand up for the little guy or scapegoat out-groups. Connecting foreign aid and populism literatures, our results suggest that the future of global development might not be as bleak as previously feared in the age of populism.

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无视信使？关于公众支持对外发展援助的民粹主义言论的局限性

迄今为止，民粹主义反援助言论对舆论的负面影响一直基于轶事报道。在这里，我们对这项调查进行系统和实证研究。我们假设，尽管民粹主义言论减少了捐助国公众对外国发展援助的支持，但这种影响取决于个人对民粹主义领导人的既往信念。利用对美国和英国成年人的代表性样本进行的原始调查实验的数据，我们发现接触不同的民粹主义框架会降低个人支持政府通过国际组织提供发展援助的意愿。然而，这种影响会因人们认为民粹主义领导人是支持小人物还是替罪羊而缓和。连接外援与民粹文学，