Teresa Völker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4377987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Teresa Völker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Teresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Völker |
| SIGNATURE | VÖLKER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | WZB Berlin Social Science Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7507-5195 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Lone wolves or collective threats? Public perception of right-wing and Islamist violence
Research shows that political violence influences public opinion and politics. However, little comparative research has looked at the effect of ideological motives behind violence on public perceptions. Drawing on social identity theory, I argue that ideological motives make a systematic difference in threat perceptions and that Western societies have distorted perceptions of Islamist and right-wing violence. Empirically, I use experimental evide…
How the media cordon sanitaire crumbles
Far-right parties have been electorally successful in recent elections in many Western democracies. Previous research shows that mainstream actors, including mainstream parties and the media, contribute to the success of far-right parties by accommodating far-right ideas and fostering their wider societal acceptance. However, we lack a clear understanding of the factors that influence media responses to the far right. Combining research on politi…
Far-right agenda setting
How do far-right actors influence mainstream parties over time? Previous research shows that mainstream parties contribute to the electoral success of far-right parties through coalitions or policy alliances. However, a long-term perspective on the influence of far-right actors, including parties, civil society organisations, and social movements, on mainstream parties’ communication is lacking. This article investigates how far-right actors and …
Discourse Networks of the Far Right
How do far-right actors and issues structure public debates and become mainstream over time? Previous research has shown that far-right actors are central actors in political conflicts in Western Europe, partly due to their dominance in struggles on cultural issues. The entrenchment of the far right substantially depends on their networks and public visibility. However, we still lack a long-term understanding of public debates about far-right act…
How terrorist attacks distort public debates
Previous research has shown how terrorist attacks attract media attention and influence public opinion and decision-makers. However, we lack a comparative assessment of the extent to which extremist ideologies matter and how they matter. Therefore, this paper compares mass media debates over extreme right and Islamist terrorist attacks. Theoretically, it innovates by linking research on discursive critical junctures and issue-specific discursive …
Discourse Networks of the Far Right
How do far-right actors and issues structure public debates and become mainstream over time? Previous research has shown that far-right actors are central actors in political conflicts in Western Europe, partly due to their dominance in struggles on cultural issues. The entrenchment of the far right substantially depends on their networks and public visibility. However, we still lack a long-term understanding of public debates about far-right act…
How terrorist attacks distort public debates
Previous research has shown how terrorist attacks attract media attention and influence public opinion and decision-makers. However, we lack a comparative assessment of the extent to which extremist ideologies matter and how they matter. Therefore, this paper compares mass media debates over extreme right and Islamist terrorist attacks. Theoretically, it innovates by linking research on discursive critical junctures and issue-specific discursive …
Far-right agenda setting
How do far-right actors influence mainstream parties over time? Previous research shows that mainstream parties contribute to the electoral success of far-right parties through coalitions or policy alliances. However, a long-term perspective on the influence of far-right actors, including parties, civil society organisations, and social movements, on mainstream parties’ communication is lacking. This article investigates how far-right actors and …
Discourse Networks of the Far Right
How do far-right actors and issues structure public debates and become mainstream over time? Previous research has shown that far-right actors are central actors in political conflicts in Western Europe, partly due to their dominance in struggles on cultural issues. The entrenchment of the far right substantially depends on their networks and public visibility. However, we still lack a long-term understanding of public debates about far-right act…
How terrorist attacks distort public debates
Previous research has shown how terrorist attacks attract media attention and influence public opinion and decision-makers. However, we lack a comparative assessment of the extent to which extremist ideologies matter and how they matter. Therefore, this paper compares mass media debates over extreme right and Islamist terrorist attacks. Theoretically, it innovates by linking research on discursive critical junctures and issue-specific discursive …
Far-right agenda setting
How do far-right actors influence mainstream parties over time? Previous research shows that mainstream parties contribute to the electoral success of far-right parties through coalitions or policy alliances. However, a long-term perspective on the influence of far-right actors, including parties, civil society organisations, and social movements, on mainstream parties’ communication is lacking. This article investigates how far-right actors and …
Lone wolves or collective threats? Public perception of right-wing and Islamist violence
Research shows that political violence influences public opinion and politics. However, little comparative research has looked at the effect of ideological motives behind violence on public perceptions. Drawing on social identity theory, I argue that ideological motives make a systematic difference in threat perceptions and that Western societies have distorted perceptions of Islamist and right-wing violence. Empirically, I use experimental evide…
How the media cordon sanitaire crumbles
Far-right parties have been electorally successful in recent elections in many Western democracies. Previous research shows that mainstream actors, including mainstream parties and the media, contribute to the success of far-right parties by accommodating far-right ideas and fostering their wider societal acceptance. However, we lack a clear understanding of the factors that influence media responses to the far right. Combining research on politi…
Populism, Right-Wing Movements (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Far right (2 works) · Framing (construction (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mainstream (2 works) · Political economy (2 works)