Populist attitudes and vote for the radical right. A comparative analysis of five West European countries

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ID7989533
AuthorsJorge Ramos-González (0000-0002-7585-0128, Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author), Pablo Ortiz Barquero (0000-0001-7932-8954, Universidad Pablo de Olavide), I Llamazares (0000-0003-2947-6830, Universidad de Salamanca)
Year2024
Volume26
Issue3
Pages723-740
Publication date2024-08-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Politics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2374-5126 • E-ISSN: 2374-5118
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23745118.2024.2387764
OpenAlexW4401490282
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited66

In recent decades, radical right-wing parties have gained significant prominence in Europe, attracting considerable academic attention. The electoral support for these parties has been linked to ideological principles such as nativism, authoritarianism, and populism. However, the connection between populist attitudes and voting for the radical right has been insufficiently addressed, either due to the lack of available empirical material or because populism has been taken for granted within this party family. To fill this gap this paper analyses the role of populist attitudes in the electoral support for the radical right in five West European countries (France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Germany). The results reveal that, with the exception of Italy, populist attitudes play a significant role in the explanation of voting for the radical right. They also confirm the importance of nationalism in general and nativist attitudes in particular. By contrast, other orientations play a minor and often inconsistent across-countries role in the decision to vote for the radical right

Political science · Politics · Populism · Radical right · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · German legal, social, and political studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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