Publication
Title
Not all terror is alike : how right-wing extremist and Islamist terror threat affect anti-immigration party support
Author
Abstract
Terror threat has been theorized to affect political attitudes. Most prior studies have focused exclusively on Islamist terror threat, while effects of right-wing extremist terrorism on voting behavior have been understudied. We argue that effects on the propensity to vote (PTV) for an anti-immigration party (AIP) depend on the type of threat and is moderated by right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and internal motivation to control prejudice (IMCP). Using a cross-country experiment in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden (N = 1,187), we find that Islamist terror threat increases PTV for AIPs amongst voters high in RWA; similarly, right-wing extremist terror threat reduces PTV for AIPs amongst participants high in RWA. IMCP did not moderate the relationship between terror threat and PTV for an AIP.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International journal of public opinion research
Publication
Oxford : Oxford univ press , 2021
ISSN
0954-2892
DOI
10.1093/IJPOR/EDAA037
Volume/pages
33 :4 (2021) , p. 737-755
ISI
000734067600001
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 12.03.2024
Last edited 16.08.2024
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