Right-wing populism and related geographies of discontent have become central subjects in the recent debate on regional inequalities. The present contribution seeks to complement existing, predominantly synoptic approaches by looking at specific economic practices of local actors. We argue that exclusionary regional political identities are transferred to firms and shape corporate practices. Using 65 semi-structured interviews with representatives from firms in East Thuringia, we analyze these processes and how they affect recruitment, customer-relations and local business networks in different types of firms. Furthermore, we show that these practices can have a negative impact on the business location and thus contribute to the consolidation of existing regional inequalities.

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民粹主义的怨恨和身份及其对企业和地区的影响。东图林根州的例子

右翼民粹主义和相关的不满情绪已成为最近有关区域不平等的辩论的中心主题。本贡献旨在通过研究当地参与者的具体经济实践来补充现有的、主要是概括性的方法。我们认为，排他性的地区政治身份被转移到企业并塑造企业实践。通过对东图林根州公司代表进行 65 次半结构化访谈，我们分析了这些流程以及它们如何影响不同类型公司的招聘、客户关系和当地业务网络。此外，我们还表明，这些做法可能会对商业地点产生负面影响，从而有助于巩固现有的区域不平等。