TY - JOUR
T1 - The affective model of far-right vote in Europe: Anger, political trust and immigration
AU - Erisen, Cengiz
AU - Vasilopoulou, Sofia
N1 - Funding Information:
informationTurkish Academy of Sciences and Economic and Social Research Council [Grant Number: ES/N001826/1]Earlier versions of this article have been presented at various academic conferences, including the annual meeting of the European Political Science Association, American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, and International Society of Political Psychology. We would like to express our thanks for the comments received in these panels; and in particular to Marcel Lubbers, George Marcus, David Redlawsk, Nicholas Valentino, and Pavlos Vasilopoulous. Prof. Erisen acknowledges the financial support received from the Turkish Academy of Sciences. This article draws upon research funded by an Economic and Social Research Council [grant number: ES/N001826/1] awarded to Prof. Sofia Vasilopoulou.
Funding Information:
Earlier versions of this article have been presented at various academic conferences, including the annual meeting of the European Political Science Association, American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, and International Society of Political Psychology. We would like to express our thanks for the comments received in these panels; and in particular to Marcel Lubbers, George Marcus, David Redlawsk, Nicholas Valentino, and Pavlos Vasilopoulous. Prof. Erisen acknowledges the financial support received from the Turkish Academy of Sciences. This article draws upon research funded by an Economic and Social Research Council [grant number: ES/N001826/1] awarded to Prof. Sofia Vasilopoulou.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/5/1
Y1 - 2022/5/1
N2 - Objective: This study demonstrates that voting for the far right has a central affective dimension within the domain of immigration, the effect of which relies on the level of trust one has toward political institutions and equally colors one's estimation of threat. Methods: We use representative data from two studies across three countries (Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) at two time points (2015 and 2019). Results: We first show that anger, rather than fear, constitutes the emotional mechanism underpinning the relationship between anti-immigration attitudes and support for the far right. Second, anger is associated more strongly with far-right voting among those with lower levels of political trust. Third, anger affects how individuals seek out and process information about immigration, resulting in the overestimation of the perceived threat. Conclusion: These findings shed light on a key puzzle of electoral behavior: Why do some citizens with anti-immigrant attitudes opt for radical politics, whereas others do not.
AB - Objective: This study demonstrates that voting for the far right has a central affective dimension within the domain of immigration, the effect of which relies on the level of trust one has toward political institutions and equally colors one's estimation of threat. Methods: We use representative data from two studies across three countries (Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) at two time points (2015 and 2019). Results: We first show that anger, rather than fear, constitutes the emotional mechanism underpinning the relationship between anti-immigration attitudes and support for the far right. Second, anger is associated more strongly with far-right voting among those with lower levels of political trust. Third, anger affects how individuals seek out and process information about immigration, resulting in the overestimation of the perceived threat. Conclusion: These findings shed light on a key puzzle of electoral behavior: Why do some citizens with anti-immigrant attitudes opt for radical politics, whereas others do not.
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U2 - 10.1111/ssqu.13153
DO - 10.1111/ssqu.13153
M3 - Article
SN - 0038-4941
VL - 103
SP - 635
EP - 648
JO - SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY
JF - SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY
IS - 3
ER -
