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- Title
Electoral Competition, the EU Issue and Far-right Success in Western Europe.
- Authors
Vasilopoulou, Sofia; Zur, Roi
- Abstract
We argue theoretically and demonstrate empirically that to understand the electoral fortunes of far-right parties in Western Europe, we need to consider the advantages and disadvantages these parties encounter in the multidimensional political issue space. We argue that salience changes among the electorate benefit far-right parties more than shifting far-right parties' policy positions. We further posit that changes in the public salience of European integration are more important for far-right success than other issues -- including immigration. Utilizing similar survey questions from the Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES) about parties' positions and the European Election Studies (EES) about voters' policy preferences, we estimate multidimensional voting models in 12 West European countries. We then use mathematical simulations to show that the issue that matters most for far-right success is European integration. This research has important implications for the study of electoral competition, parties' campaign strategies, and voting behavior.
- Subjects
WESTERN Europe; VOTING; EUROPEAN integration; POLITICAL campaigns; CAMPAIGN management; SUCCESS; FORTUNE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL databases
- Publication
Political Behavior, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 1, p565
- ISSN
0190-9320
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11109-022-09841-y