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Does Right-Wing Violence Affect Public Support for Radical Right Parties? Evidence from Germany
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Abstract This article examines whether citizens? political preferences toward radical right parties (RRPs) change after right-wing extremist violent attacks. It investigates this question in two ways. First, it presents a time-series study on public support for the RRP Alternative for Germany (AfD) between 2... view more
This article examines whether citizens? political preferences toward radical right parties (RRPs) change after right-wing extremist violent attacks. It investigates this question in two ways. First, it presents a time-series study on public support for the RRP Alternative for Germany (AfD) between 2013 and 2019. Second, the article employs a quasi-experimental research design to examine the effect of a right-wing terrorist attack on citizens? attitudes toward immigrants. Both studies indicate that public support for the AfD and its programmatic core positions increased after right-wing extremist attacks. Subsequent analyses suggest that former voters of the mainstream right, in particular, drive this effect. These findings shed light on the determinants of radical right party support, contributing to the long-standing debate on the consequences of political violence.... view less
Keywords
politics; political attitude; political right; right-wing radicalism; right-wing extremist party; violence; propensity to violence; political violence; public opinion; election; voting behavior; Federal Republic of Germany; Eurobarometer
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
radical right parties; AfD; Eurobarometer 91.5 (2019) (ZA7576 v 1.0.0); Politbarometer 1977-2022 (Partielle Kumulation) (ZA2391 v 13.0.0)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 2269-2305
Journal
Comparative political studies, 56 (2023) 14
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140231169021
ISSN
0010-4140
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed