Explaining the Religion Gap in Support for Radical Right Parties in Europe

Montgomery, Kathleen; Winter, Ryan

doi:10.1017/s1755048315000292

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“…Other studies also confirmed that Christian voters have a higher propensity to vote for mainstream conservative parties (e.g., Knutsen 2004; Arzheimer and Carter 2009; Raymond 2011; Elff and Roßteutscher 2017) rather than for radical right parties that advertise themselves as defenders of conservative values (e.g., Montgomery and Winter 2015). Thus, individual religion has been taken to explain party choice, but without a close focus on the support for Eurosceptic parties in EP elections.…”

Section: Religion and Political Orientationmentioning

confidence: 76%

Euroscepticism and Protestant Heritage: The Role of Religion on EU Issue Voting

Scherer

2019

Politics and Religion

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This paper focuses on the historical ties between Protestantism and the nation-state, as well as between Catholicism and supranationalism, to widen the political science debate on different conditions of EU issue voting. Research suggests that the political context in each nation-state shapes the extent to which individual Eurosceptic attitudes influence the decision to vote for Eurosceptic parties. In addition to this, I expect that a nations' religious background responds differently to this relationship. Using data from the 2014 European Parliament elections, I show that citizens from predominantly Protestant countries actually decide for Eurosceptic parties if they hold negative attitudes towards European integration. In contrast, citizens from predominantly Catholic countries may or may not vote for Eurosceptic parties, but their voting decision is not based on individual EU attitudes such as support for European integration, trust in EU institutions or European identity.

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Section: Religion and Political Orientationmentioning

confidence: 76%

Euroscepticism and Protestant Heritage: The Role of Religion on EU Issue Voting

Scherer

2019

Politics and Religion

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“…Scholars agree (mostly) on the traits and attitudes of supporters of populist parties Carter, 2006, 2009;Lubbers et al, 2002;Montgomery and Winter, 2015). Men are more likely to support far-right parties, as are younger people.…”

Section: The Rise Of Populist Partiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In any case, most find right-wing populists more religious than the general population, but the gap is never wide. Moreover, Arzheimer and Carter (2009) and Montgomery and Winter (2015) show that Christian voters are far less likely to support right-wing parties when a "mainstream rightist" party (e.g. a Christian Democratic party) is present to provide a "vaccine effect" for religious voters.…”

Section: The Rise Of Populist Partiesmentioning

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Party choice in Europe: Social cleavages and the rise of populist parties

Guth¹,

Nelsen

2019

Party Politics

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Does the rise of populist parties of the right and left indicate the fading of the traditional left-right cleavage and the rise of a new transnational cleavage? Our analysis finds evidence of a continued left-right cleavage that divides European parties by religion and class. Our analysis also finds strong evidence for an additional transnational cleavage that pits the populists of right and left against the traditional parties of the "frozen" center. Right-Wing Populist parties attract young, workingclass, and less educated voters, more often male, who are disconnected from religious institutions, perceive the national economy and their own economic status in a negative vein, and do not like immigrants. They distrust their own national government and the European Union. The Populist Left trends even younger, lower in status and education, more pessimistic about economic concerns, and just as hostile to political elites. The populists-left and right-may be divided over some aspects of modern culture, but they are united in their opposition to European elites.

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“…The rise of this new dimension can be seen in the growing support for radical right-wing populist parties that oppose immigration and seek to protect the national identity from foreign influence. Evidence suggests that religious communities have been “immunized” against these developments (Arzheimer and Carter 2009, 1005; Immerzeel, Jaspers, and Lubbers 2013; Montgomery and Winter 2015, 399). As religious communities tend to be closely linked to religious parties, these voters are encapsulated (Arzheimer and Carter 2009, 988).…”

Section: Beyond Immunizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Between “Eradicate All False Religion” and “Love the Stranger as Yourself”: How Immigration Attitudes Divide Voters of Religious Parties

Otjes

2020

Politics and Religion

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The literature on voting for Christian-democratic parties has emphasized that voters of these parties are still motivated by the old religious cleavages that led to the formation of these parties and that structured the vote for these parties for years. Their strong attachment to religious parties even immunized Christian voters from the temptation of the radical right. Yet what the role the new cultural dimension about immigration, civic integration, and identity plays in structuring the vote for religious parties is unclear. Are voters of religious parties immune to the effect of the party polarization of immigration? This paper shows that the policy positions of religious parties matter for what kind of voter votes for them. This paper shows the importance of immigration attitudes in voting for three different religious parties in the Netherlands by combining eight national election surveys between 1994 and 2017.

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Explaining the Religion Gap in Support for Radical Right Parties in Europe

Cited by 37 publications

References 45 publications

Euroscepticism and Protestant Heritage: The Role of Religion on EU Issue Voting

Euroscepticism and Protestant Heritage: The Role of Religion on EU Issue Voting

Party choice in Europe: Social cleavages and the rise of populist parties

Between “Eradicate All False Religion” and “Love the Stranger as Yourself”: How Immigration Attitudes Divide Voters of Religious Parties

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