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Pickard, Harry, Efthyvoulou, Georgios and Bove, Vincenzo (2023) What's left after right‐wing extremism? The effects on political orientation. European Journal of Political Research, 62 (1). pp. 338-351. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.12538 ISSN 0304-4130.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12538
Abstract
Does radical right political violence favour or hinder public support for right-wing stances? Numerous existing studies have demonstrated that Islamic terrorism provokes a conservative shift, increases nationalism and induces negative sentiments towards immigration. However, little is known about the consequences of far-right terrorism, despite its incidence in Western societies. We leverage four waves of the British Election Study (BES) and use a quasi-experimental design to analyse individual political orientations shortly before and after terrorist attacks. We find that respondents distance themselves from the ideology associated with the perpetrator and shift away from ideological positions at the right end of the political spectrum. Furthermore, respondents are less likely to report nationalistic attitudes and immigration skepticism, core tenets of extremist right-wing political ideologies. Our findings suggest that the characteristics of the perpetrators and their driving goals are crucial factors shaping the impact of terrorism on public sentiments.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Right-wing extremists , Right-wing extremists -- Political activity, Right-wing extremists -- Attitude, Political participation, Terrorism | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Political Research | ||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0304-4130 | ||||||||
Official Date: | February 2023 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 62 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 338-351 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/1475-6765.12538 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 16 June 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 20 June 2022 | ||||||||
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