Meso-level Reasons for Racism and Xenophobia
Some Converging and Diverging Effects of Radical Right Populism in France and Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2397604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jens Rydgren (Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-68 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1368431003006001560 |
| OpenAlex | W2163767345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 97 |
| References cited | 52 |
Increases in popular xenophobia and racism in a society may (partly) have meso-level reasons. The presence of a xenophobic Radical Right Populist (RRP) party may cause increases in racism and xenophobia because (a) it has an influence on other political actors; and (b) because it has an influence on people's frame of thought. I will identify and discuss various mechanisms that will be put against two empirical cases, France and Sweden. Both have witnessed the emergence of RRP parties during the 1980s and 1990s, respectively. However, although they pursued similar xenophobic programmes and used similar anti-immigration frames, only the emergence of the Front National resulted in a dramatic increase in manifest, politicized xenophobia, whereas the emergence of New Democracy had no such effect. Some important factors behind these diverging effects will be elaborated and discussed in this article
Criminology · Democracy · Immigration · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Xenophobia · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Citations per year | 4,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 97 |