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In the name of the people

Left Populists Versus Right Populists

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ID6145779
AuthorsJander Rama (0000-0002-3990-1696, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, corresponding author), Andrés Santana (0000-0003-2594-1360, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Year2019
Volume21
Issue1
Pages17-35
Publication date2019-03-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Politics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2374-5126 • E-ISSN: 2374-5118
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23745118.2019.1596583
OpenAlexW2923799352
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited51

Using the 8th Round of the European Social Survey, we analyse the electoral competition between left-wing (LWPPs) and right-wing populist parties (RWPPs) in the six European countries where this type of competition has occurred (France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania and The Netherlands). By focusing on the competition between populist parties in the same sample of countries we can resolve what tells apart a LWPP voter from a RWPP voter. Thus, we study the factors that explain their different voting behaviour and confine our attention to the four main factors that affect populist competition: anti-elite attitudes, material deprivation, euro-scepticism and anti-immigration attitudes. Our results show that LWPPs and RWPPs voters are similar in their attitudes towards immigration and the European Union (EU) but differ in their attitudes towards elites and material deprivation

Affect (linguistics · Competition (biology · Demographic economics · Economics · Elite · European Social Survey · European union · Immigration · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Skepticism · Sociology · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year2,71
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19

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