Echoes of a fading past: Authoritarian legacies and far-right voting
| Autor: | Nikolaos Frantzeskakis, Yuko Sato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Estimation
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Authoritarianism Autocracy Dictatorship 0506 political science Argument Phenomenon Political science Political economy Voting 0502 economics and business Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Ideology 050207 economics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Electoral Studies. 66:102163 |
| ISSN: | 0261-3794 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102163 |
| Popis: | In recent years, electoral support for the far-right has increased dramatically across the world. This phenomenon is especially acute in some new democracies; however, little attention has been devoted to the effects of the legacies of past authoritarian ideologies. We argue that the ideology of the past regime affects far-right support because voters that were politically socialized under authoritarianism will be biased against its ideological brand. To test this argument, we conduct an individual-level analysis across 20 countries between 1996 and 2018 using a difference-in-difference estimation and a country-level analysis using data from 39 democracies between 1980 and 2018. We demonstrate that voters socialized under right-wing dictatorships are less likely to support far-right parties compared to citizens that were socialized under different circumstances. Moreover, support for far-right parties is significantly lower in countries that transitioned from right-wing autocracies. Findings are discussed in light of the contribution to the far-right movement literature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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