Why do immigrants support an anti-immigrant party? Russian-Germans and the Alternative for Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6406500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis Christopher Spies (0000-0003-4468-9834, Department of Political Science, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany), Sabrina Jasmin Mayer (0000-0001-6267-4391, University of Duisburg-Essen, corresponding author), Jonas Elis (0000-0002-4087-9860, University of Duisburg-Essen), Achim Goerres (0000-0002-6065-6613, University of Duisburg-Essen) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 275-299 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2022.2047544 |
| OpenAlex | W4220811110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 61 |
By reaching a vote share of 12.6 percent in the 2017 federal election, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) ended Germany’s rare status as a Western European polity lacking a significant Populist Radical Right Party (PRRP). Some of this support comes from a group not usually expected to vote for PRRPs: immigrant-origin voters. Recent survey data shows high levels of support for the AfD especially within the group of Russian-Germans – immigrants from the former Soviet Union and its successor states. What motivates these immigrant-origin voters to support an anti-immigrant party? This article argues that support for the AfD – besides immigration-related preferences – can be best explained by their levels of assimilation or incorporation for different domains regarding the mainstream German society. Especially low levels of economic and social integration, and in particular a strong ethnic identity, relate positively to favouring the German radical right
Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · German · Immigration · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Radical right · Sociology · Successor cardinal · German legal, social, and political studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
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| Citations per year | 9,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |