Right-wing populism and territorial party competition: The case of the Alternative for Germany

León, Sandra; Scantamburlo, Matthias

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“… 8 Analyzing party programmes presented in Land elections, León and Scantamburlo ( 2022 ) provide a fascinating case study of how the AfD balances efforts to mobilise regional grievances with appeals to German national identity. …”

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Falling behind whom? Economic geographies of right-wing populism in Europe

Schraff,

Pontusson

2023

Journal of European Public Policy

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Existing studies suggest that right-wing populist parties (RWPPs) appeal to people in communities that have fallen behind in material terms. However, it remains open which benchmark communities apply as they become politically discontented. We argue that the structure of territorial inequalities influences the benchmarks used by people in regions falling behind. Panel data regressions using subnational election results in EU states from 1990 to 2018 reveal a sharp contrast between the economic geographies of right-wing populism in core and peripheral EU member states. We find a strong association between falling behind the richest region of the country and RWPP support within core EU countries, while in peripheral EU states falling behind the EU core is associated with regional support for RWPPs. This suggests that RWPP voters in peripheral countries cue on how they are faring relative to the EU core, while RWPP supporters in core countries cue on how they are faring relative to dynamic regions of their own country. Our analysis also shows that increased manufacturing employment reinforces the effect of falling behind the richest region in core EU member states, while we find no strong evidence that regional economic stagnation is important to the electoral performance of RWPPs.

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Falling behind whom? Economic geographies of right-wing populism in Europe

Schraff,

Pontusson

2023

Journal of European Public Policy

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“…Looking at the regional distribution of AfD voters, there is a clear divide between West and East Germany, where the AfD performs best (Schmitt-Beck 2017; Weisskircher 2020; Arzheimer and Berning 2019;Hansen and Olsen 2019;Martin 2019;Goerres et al 2018). First, in its election manifestos, the AfD addresses the national and specifically the regional identity in the East (León and Scantamburlo 2022). For another, growing up in the post-socialist East and the former GDR is also a reason (Goerres et al 2018).…”

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Left Behind Together and Voting for Populism: Regional Out-Migration, Civic Engagement and the Electoral Success of Populist Radical Right Parties

Schütze

2023

Social Sciences

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According to the academic debate, the populist radical right is particularly successful in regions that have been left behind economically or culturally. Although civic engagement in networks of civil society, a specific form of social capital, seems important, its influence remains ambiguous. In contrast, regional out-migration as a social dimension of being left behind receives limited attention despite the relevance of internal migration to political geography. This study investigates two theoretically possible models to clarify the relationships between regional out-migration, civic engagement, and their impacts on voting for the populist radical right. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and official regional statistics, logistic multilevel analyses are conducted for Germany and the election of the AfD (Alternative for Germany) in the 2017 federal election. The key finding of the cross-sectional analysis is that regional out-migration is a condition that moderates the relationship between civic participation and the election of the AfD. In general, civically involved individuals support established democratic parties, but in regions with high out-migration, they tend to vote for the populist radical right. However, there is no empirical evidence that regional out-migration contributes to the election of the AfD by reducing civic engagement and being mediated by it.

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Vampa

2023

Brothers of Italy

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Right-wing populism and territorial party competition: The case of the Alternative for Germany

Cited by 5 publications

References 48 publications

Falling behind whom? Economic geographies of right-wing populism in Europe

Falling behind whom? Economic geographies of right-wing populism in Europe

Left Behind Together and Voting for Populism: Regional Out-Migration, Civic Engagement and the Electoral Success of Populist Radical Right Parties

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