Beyond the 2008 Great Recession
Economic factors and electoral support for the radical left in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7950328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reid Gómez (0000-0002-6810-0628, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Luis Ramiro (0000-0002-1523-2475, University of Leicester) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 358-368 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068817718949 |
| OpenAlex | W2739285384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 51 |
One of the most striking political developments occurring during the Great Recession has been the growth of the radical left in some European countries. Though the literature is far from conclusive, it has generally been argued that the economy is not a main reason driving people’s support for non-mainstream parties (particularly the Greens and the radical right). In this article, we contend that this is not the case for radical left parties (RLPs), which despite pursuing other agendas do still compete very strongly on economic issues. Using individual-level data for 56 elections taking place between 1996 and 2016 in 15 European countries, we find a positive effect of unemployment on support for RLPs, and only very weak evidence that this effect depends on voters’ ideology or whether the mainstream (Social Democrats) left is in office. We conclude that unemployment enables the radical left to increase its support regardless of the political context but does not significantly change by itself the ideological makeup of its electorate
Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Ideology · Keynesian economics · Left and right · Left behind · Mainstream · New Left · Political economy · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Radical right · Recession · Unemployment · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |