Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Is Europe’s right wing turn due to immigration? Empirical evidence from Italy / N. Pasini, P.G. Van Wolleghem. - In: THE OPEN POLITICAL SCIENCE JOURNAL. - ISSN 1874-9496. - 3:1(2020), pp. 84-96. [10.1515/openps-2020-0008]
Abstract:
Immigration has unquestionably gained importance in Italian public opinion over the past few years;
but what has been its effect on politics? Building on a recent trend in literature, this paper appraises the effect of
immigration on the success of far-right parties. We analyze the results of the elections from 2001, when immigration
was still marginal, to the last elections held in 2018. Applying time-series-cross-section methods to an original dataset,
we find that immigration has had a consistent effect on votes for the far-right. Interestingly, we also show that economic
factors likely weigh more on far-right votes than immigration.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
right-wing extremism; far-right; Italy; immigration; elections; regions.
Elenco autori:
N. Pasini, P.G. Van Wolleghem
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