Anti-Immigrant Attitudes and Political Participation in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7972989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrej Kokkonen (0000-0001-8127-0800, University of Gothenburg), Jonas Linde (0000-0003-4310-3328, University of Bergen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 326-346 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00323217241241438 |
| OpenAlex | W4393315579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 57 |
This article investigates the relationship between anti-immigration attitudes and political participation in European democracies. Using data from the European Social Survey (2002–2018), we first show that a participation gap between pro- and anti-immigrant citizens exists for all types of political participation, even though the gap in voting is relatively small. The analyses also show that leftist and centrist anti-immigrant citizens participate less than leftist and centrist pro-immigration citizens, whereas their right-leaning counterparts participate almost as much in politics as do right-leaning pro-immigrant citizens. The observed participation gap points to the fact that there is a reservoir of anti-immigrant leftist and centrist citizens potentially waiting to be mobilized in many European countries
Immigration · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |