Exposure to asylum seekers and changing support for the radical right: A natural experiment in the Netherlands

Tolsma, Jochem; Laméris, Joran; Savelkoul, Michael

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0245644

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“…2019; Tolsma et al. 2021). In sum, the relationship between immigration and PRR support reflects a complex interplay between threat and contact.…”

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“…Moreover, sudden increases in, rather than stable levels of, local immigrant presence induce a negative reaction among majority-group citizens (Olzak 1994;Tolsma et al 2007;Savelkoul et al 2017;Kaufmann 2017). Recent quasi-experimental studies show that the sudden arrival and/or allocation of Syrian refugees increases support for the PRR (Dinas et al 2019;Dustmann et al 2019;Tolsma et al 2021). In sum, the relationship between immigration and PRR support reflects a complex interplay between threat and contact.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Multiple roots of the populist radical right: Support for the Dutch PVV in cities and the countryside

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European J Political Res

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Populist radical right parties are considerably more popular in some areas (neighbourhoods, municipalities, regions) than others. They thrive in some cities, in some smaller towns, and in some rural areas, but they are unsuccessful in other cities, small towns, and rural areas. We seek to explain this regional variation by modelling at the individual level how citizens respond to local conditions. We argue that patterns of populist radical right support can be explained by anxiety in the face of social change. However, how social change manifests itself is different in rural and urban areas, so that variations in populist radical right support are rooted in different kinds of conditions. To analyse the effects of these conditions we use unique geo-referenced survey data from the Netherlands collected among a nationwide sample of 8,000 Dutch respondents. Our analyses demonstrate that the presence of immigrants (and particularly increases therein) can explain why populist radical right parties are more popular in some urban areas than in others, but that it cannot explain variation across rural areas. In these areas, local marginalization is an important predictor of support for populist radical right parties. Hence, to understand the support for the populist radical right, the heterogeneity of its electorate should be recognized.

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“…2019; Tolsma et al. 2021). In sum, the relationship between immigration and PRR support reflects a complex interplay between threat and contact.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Multiple roots of the populist radical right: Support for the Dutch PVV in cities and the countryside

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et al. 2021

European J Political Res

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“…Both events are in a way ongoing and it may be difficult to clearly define an official start and end to them. However, the Netherlands, similar to most other European countries, experienced record numbers of asylum seekers during 2015/16 (Tolsma et al, 2021). This is mirrored by the frequency of related media articles published in print media, which were highest in 2015 and 2016 (Czymara and Klingeren, 2021).…”

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The influence of loneliness on perceived social belonging and trust beliefs – longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands.

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2021

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While social pluralism and diversity are important characteristics of functioning democracies, civil society and democratic institutions require citizens to feel as an integral part of society in order to function. This stems from a general sense of belonging as well as a mutual understanding of citizens that institutions and other members of society are trustworthy. While objective aspects of social embeddedness, i.e. organizational membership and inter-relational contact, are established predictors of these outcomes, perceived loneliness is rarely investigated. This study investigates whether changes in loneliness reduce levels of perceived belonging and political and interpersonal trust believes. By analysing 12 waves of panel data from the Netherlands gathered between 2008 and 2020 (n= 41,508), the analysis shows that intra-personal variation in loneliness predicts citizen`s sense of belonging and interpersonal trust believes. Regarding political trust, the relationship cannot be found with panel fixed effect.

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“…Both events are in a way ongoing and it is impossible to clearly define an official start and end to them. However, the Netherlands, similar to most other European countries, experienced record numbers of migrants and asylum seekers during 2015/16 (Tolsma et al, 2021). This is mirrored by the frequency of related media articles published in print media, which were highest in 2015 and 2016 (Czymara & Klingeren, 2021).…”

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The Influence of Loneliness on Perceived Connectedness and Trust Beliefs – Longitudinal Evidence from the Netherlands

Langenkamp

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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While social pluralism and diversity are central characteristics of functioning democracies, civil society and democratic institutions require citizens to perceive themselves as an integral part of society in order to function. This stems from a general sense of unity and cohesion and a mutual understanding of citizens that institutions and other members of the society are trustworthy. While objective aspects of social embeddedness, that is organizational membership and inter-relational contact, are established predictors of these outcomes, perceived loneliness is rarely investigated. This study investigates whether changes in loneliness reduce levels of perceived connectedness and political and interpersonal trust beliefs. By analyzing 12 waves of panel data from the Netherlands gathered between 2008 and 2020 ( n = 41,508 observations from 9954 individuals), the analysis shows that intra-personal variation in loneliness predicts a citizen`s sense of connectedness and interpersonal trust beliefs. Regarding political trust, the relationship was not found with panel fixed effect.

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Exposure to asylum seekers and changing support for the radical right: A natural experiment in the Netherlands

Cited by 7 publications

References 51 publications

Multiple roots of the populist radical right: Support for the Dutch PVV in cities and the countryside

Multiple roots of the populist radical right: Support for the Dutch PVV in cities and the countryside

The influence of loneliness on perceived social belonging and trust beliefs – longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands.

The Influence of Loneliness on Perceived Connectedness and Trust Beliefs – Longitudinal Evidence from the Netherlands

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