Mapping the European far right in the 21st century: A meso-level analysis

Georgiadou, Vassiliki; Rori, Lamprini; Roumanias, Costas

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2018.05.004

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“…At the same time, metropolises located in Southern Europe, such as the city of Athens, have increasingly become major destinations for a significant number of transnational migrants (Arapoglou & Sayas, 2009). Thus, the intersection of a wide variety of cultural and social differences produces new patterns of urban segregation, which, in combination with the 2008 economic crisis and the austerity measures associated with increased economic insecurity and uncertainty, have put a significant strain on community relations, fostering extreme attitudes (Arapoglou, 2012) and support for far-right parties (Doxiadis & Matsaganis, 2012;Georgiadou, Rori, & Roumanias, 2018;Halikiopoulou & Vlandas, 2016).…”

Section: Migrant Segregation In the Urban Contextmentioning

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Spatial segregation and migration in the city of Athens: Investigating the evolution of urban socio‐spatial immigrant structures

Panori

Psycharis

Ballas

2018

Population Space and Place

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Migration has long had an impact on spatial segregation within the metropolitan area of Athens. This process has also been affected by local economic restructuring mechanisms, which, in recent years, have evolved within the context of the 2008 economic crisis. This study attempts to shed light on the evolution of the spatial segregation of immigrants within the metropolitan area of Athens, during a period of a rapid urban transformation, using data from the last two census waves (2001 and 2011). Given that previous evidence indicates both vertical segregation in the immigrant labour market structure and diffused immigrant settlements, the work presented here investigates the ways in which urban migrant structures have evolved through local economic restructuring processes, as well as throughout space. The study presents a set of quantitative urban segregation indicators, covering the aspects of evenness, exposure, concentration, and centralisation. It also captures the most significant occupational changes between different migrant‐status groups (non‐EU and EU immigrants), during a crucial period for Athens. Evidence indicates that there has been an overall raise in immigrant settlement segregation, accompanied by an increased centralisation trend. Moreover, the urban transformation through economic restructuring that took place in Athens, following the general EU trend towards a knowledge‐based economic model, has altered the immigrant labour market structure, leading to vertical segregation patterns, driven by professionalisation.

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Section: Migrant Segregation In the Urban Contextmentioning

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Spatial segregation and migration in the city of Athens: Investigating the evolution of urban socio‐spatial immigrant structures

Panori

Psycharis

Ballas

2018

Population Space and Place

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“…The first ecological models looking at socio-economic conditions of PRR support using a variety of operationalizations across countries found a strong association between immigration and PRR vote (e.g., Jackman & Volpert, 1996). More recent work confirms that immigration has a significant and robust effect on voting for the radical right at the meso-level (Georgiadou et al, 2018). Multi-level tests have tended to confirm these findings (e.g., Berning, 2016).…”

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Contextual Effects of Immigrant Presence on Populist Radical Right Support: Testing the “Halo Effect” on Front National Voting in France

Evans

Ivaldi

2020

Comparative Political Studies

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This paper examines the relationship between immigration and populist radical right (PRR) support, based on an analysis of the contextual effects of immigrant presence on Front National vote in France in 2017. Using a unique set of survey data geolocalising respondents at the subcommunal level, it finds evidence for the existence of a curvilinear “halo effect,” with substantial increases in the probability of PRR vote in areas surrounding communities with significantly higher-than-average immigrant populations, and independent of other socio-economic context, as well as individual socio-demographic characteristics. Most importantly, a path analysis confirms the presence of individual attitudinal mediators of this halo effect on PRR vote, thus testing the foundation of the halo, namely that the contextual effects of immigrant presence act on attitudes which drive PRR support. These findings provide a significant step forward in understanding the mechanisms linking subjective experience of immigration with voting for the populist radical right.

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“…By contrast, a referendum offers a binary choice in which the alternatives are categorical rather than a centrist compromise; this should appeal particularly to ideological extremists (cf. Georgiadou, Lamprini & Roumania 2018).…”

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Do populist values or civic values drive support for referendums in Europe?

Rose

Weßels

2020

European J Political Res

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Representative democracy gives voters the right to influence who governs but its influence on policy making is only indirect. Free and fair referendums give voters the right to decide a policy directly. Elected representatives usually oppose referendums as redundant at best and as undermining their authority at worst. Democratic theorists tend to take electing representatives as normal and as normatively superior. The nominal association of popular decision making and populism has strengthened this negative view. Public opinion surveys show substantial support for holding referendums on important issues. Two major theories offer contrasting explanations for popular support for referendums; they reflect populist values or a commitment to the civic value of participation. This innovative paper tests an integrated model of both theories by the empirical analysis of a 17-country European survey. There is substantial support for all three civic hypotheses: referendum endorsement is positively influenced by attitudes towards participation, democratic ideals and whether elected representatives are perceived as responsive. By contrast, there is no support for populist hypotheses that the socioeconomically weak and excluded favour referendums and minimal support for the effect of extreme ideologies. The conclusion shows that most criticisms of referendums also apply to policy making by elected representatives. While referendums have limits on their use, there is a democratic argument for holding such ballots on major issues to see whether or not a majority of voters endorse the choice of their nominal representatives.

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Mapping the European far right in the 21st century: A meso-level analysis

Cited by 66 publications

References 55 publications

Spatial segregation and migration in the city of Athens: Investigating the evolution of urban socio‐spatial immigrant structures

Spatial segregation and migration in the city of Athens: Investigating the evolution of urban socio‐spatial immigrant structures

Contextual Effects of Immigrant Presence on Populist Radical Right Support: Testing the “Halo Effect” on Front National Voting in France

Do populist values or civic values drive support for referendums in Europe?

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