Center for the Humanities

This comic illustrates how individual health can shape political thought and action. It examines how a chance decline in health can shape an individual’s perception of the world around them and in turn shape their political attitudes and behaviors. 

It is based on the following peer-reviewed article: Kavanagh, NM, Menon, A, Heinze JE. Does Health Vulnerability Predict Voting for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Europe? American Political Science Review. 2021;115(3):1104-1109. doi:10.1017/S0003055421000265. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/does-health-vulnerability-predict-voting-for-rightwing-populist-parties-in-europe/615657F29EA282F64F0B01B6265F8E10