Economic Decline and Extreme‐Right Electoral Threat
How District‐Level Factors Shape the Legislative Debate on Immigration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eitan Tzelgov (0000-0003-2489-3918, University of East Anglia), Petrus Olander (0000-0002-4780-4175, University of Gothenburg) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 649-679 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lsq.12215 |
| OpenAlex | W2896540240 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 88 |
This research examines the degree to which legislators respond to their districts by analyzing immigration‐related legislative speeches from the Swedish parliament (2005–16). Using a text‐scaling method, we find that the immigration discourse fluctuates between “socioeconomic responsibility” and “cultural difference” poles. We argue that socioeconomic declines and extreme‐right party success serve as an indication to MPs that there is demand for “cultural difference” rhetoric on immigration. Our statistical analyses support the argument and demonstrate that district‐level economic declines can lead to an increase in the salience of cultural framing of migrants, especially in districts with a higher share of foreign residents. We also find that district‐level extreme‐right electoral success has a significant influence on legislative immigration discourse. Overall, the results have implications for studies of legislative texts, dyadic representation, and the impact of the populist right on legislative politics in Europe
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Framing (construction · Geography · Immigration · Legislature · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Salience (neuroscience · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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