{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(8)"],"submitter":["Mede NG"],"funding":["Universität Zürich","Stiftung Mercator Schweiz","Gebert Rüf Stiftung"],"pubmed_abstract":["Science and its epistemology have been challenged by science-related populism-a variant of populism suggesting that a virtuous \"ordinary people,\" and not allegedly corrupt academic elites, should determine the \"production of truth.\" Yet almost no studies have assessed the prevalence of science-related populist attitudes among the population and explanatory factors thereof. Based on a nationally representative survey in Switzerland, our study shows that only a minority of the Swiss exhibit science-related populist attitudes. Comparisons with reference studies suggest that these attitudes may be less prevalent in Switzerland than political populist attitudes. Those who hold stronger science-related populist attitudes tend to have no university education, less personal contact with science, l"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0271204"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9359586"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Who supports science-related populism? A nationally representative survey on the prevalence and explanatory factors of populist attitudes toward science in Switzerland."],"pmcid":["PMC9359586"],"pubmed_authors":["Klinger K","Schafer MS","Metag J","Mede NG"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Who supports science-related populism? A nationally representative survey on the prevalence and explanatory factors of populist attitudes toward science in Switzerland.","description":"Science and its epistemology have been challenged by science-related populism-a variant of populism suggesting that a virtuous \"ordinary people,\" and not allegedly corrupt academic elites, should determine the \"production of truth.\" Yet almost no studies have assessed the prevalence of science-related populist attitudes among the population and explanatory factors thereof. Based on a nationally representative survey in Switzerland, our study shows that only a minority of the Swiss exhibit science-related populist attitudes. Comparisons with reference studies suggest that these attitudes may be less prevalent in Switzerland than political populist attitudes. Those who hold stronger science-related populist attitudes tend to have no university education, less personal contact with science, l","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-18T15:48:10.889Z","creation":"2025-04-07T02:37:20.323Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9359586","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35939426"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0271204"]}}