This article explores the link between populism and governance arrangements. Adopting a comparative approach between the West Midlands and Scotland, it utilises novel primary qualitative data alongside official results and demographic statistics. Paying particular attention to the perspectives of remain-voters in “left behind” areas and how they perceive their Leave-voting counterparts, the article finds that despite divergent voting patterns both groups perceived a problematic lack of (regional) political agency. Economic disparities and subnational governance arrangements appear important in explaining discontent in those parts of the UK that have been “left behind” by globalisation. Meaningful devolution will be key in addressing these grievances.

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离开与离开：了解选民对民粹主义的看法和态度的变化——来自苏格兰和西米德兰兹的证据

本文探讨了民粹主义与治理安排之间的联系。它采用西米德兰兹和苏格兰之间的比较方法，利用新颖的主要定性数据以及官方结果和人口统计数据。本文特别关注“落后”地区的留任选民的观点以及他们如何看待他们的离开投票对手，文章发现，尽管投票模式不同，但这两个群体都认为缺乏（区域）政治机构存在问题。经济差距和地方治理安排在解释英国那些被全球化“落后”的地区的不满情绪方面似乎很重要。有意义的权力下放将是解决这些不满的关键。