Why far right party success is about alliances between voters with different immigration grievances, and not just about culture
Halikiopoulou, D. & Vlandas, T.
(21 September 2020)
Why far right party success is about alliances between voters with different immigration grievances, and not just about culture.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
Support for the far right is often explained with reference to a ‘cultural backlash’ against cosmopolitanism, globalisation and immigration. Drawing on a new study, Daphne Halikiopoulou and Tim Vlandas explain that while these cultural explanations have some merit, there has been a tendency to overlook the importance of economic concerns about immigration for the electoral success of far right parties.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 03 Nov 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/106832 |