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Goerres, Achim ORCID: 0000-0002-6065-6613, Spies, Dennis C. and Kumlin, Staffan (2018). The Electoral Supporter Base of the Alternative for Germany. Swiss Polit. Sci. Rev., 24 (3). S. 246 - 270. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1662-6370

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Abstract

Using data from a recent nationwide survey, we provide the first analysis of the supporter base of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) since the party's split and ideological re-orientation in mid-2015. Hypotheses are derived from the literature on Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRPs) in Western Europe. Our findings indicate that AfD supportdespite the party's euro crisis origins and rapid organizational and ideational changesis by now due to largely the same set of socio-economic, attitudinal and contextual factors proven important for PRRP parties elsewhere. Right-wing political attitudes concerning immigration, political distrust, fears of personal economic decline, as well as gender and socialisation effects are the most relevant explanatory variables. However, some of our findings - the importance of right-wing economic policy preferences, the strong support by certain immigrant groups, and the role of the long-term regional political context - stand out and distinguish the AfD from other Western European PRRPs.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Goerres, Achim UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-6613 UNSPECIFIED Spies, Dennis C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kumlin, Staffan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-173936
DOI:	10.1111/spsr.12306
Journal or Publication Title:	Swiss Polit. Sci. Rev.
Volume:	24
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 246 - 270
Date:	2018
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1662-6370
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ANTI-IMMIGRANT PARTIES; WING POPULIST PARTIES; RADICAL-RIGHT PARTY; EXTREME-RIGHT; WELFARE-STATE; CAUSES PEOPLE; LABOR-MARKET; PROTEST; ATTITUDES; EUROPE Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/17393