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Schmidt, Alexander W. and Spies, Dennis C. (2014). Do Parties Playing the Race Card Undermine Natives' Support for Redistribution? Evidence From Europe. Comp. Polit. Stud., 47 (4). S. 519 - 550. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1552-3829

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Abstract

In this article, we address the question of whether the policy statements of political parties with regard to migration affect the link between individual anti-immigrant sentiment and support for redistributive policies. While the effect of political parties playing the race card is well documented and repeatedly discussed in the American context, it has received little attention in comparative studies. We test our measurements of issue-salience with regard to migration and welfare-related matters by conducting multilevel models for a sample of 14 European countries. We also control for the potential effects of the countries' welfare regimeswhich is so far the most prominent contextual variable. Our results strongly indicate a moderating party-effect: The more parties accentuate crucial migration issues, the less general support there is for welfare programs by native anti-immigrant groups. In contrast, we find no effect of the repeatedly discussed welfare regime on this relationship, once controlled for party statements.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schmidt, Alexander W. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Spies, Dennis C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-445077
DOI:	10.1177/0010414013488542
Journal or Publication Title:	Comp. Polit. Stud.
Volume:	47
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 519 - 550
Date:	2014
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1552-3829
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ANTI-IMMIGRANT SENTIMENT; RIGHT-WING PARTIES; WELFARE-STATE; EXTREME-RIGHT; ISSUE OWNERSHIP; ATTITUDES; AMERICAN; POLITICS; PREFERENCES; SOLIDARITY Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44507