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Xenophobia among radical and mainstream right-wing party voters: prevalence, correlates and influence on party support
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology. Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1211-5150
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5851-2584
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Centre for Cultural Evolution. Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9750-5835
Number of Authors: 32022 (English)In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, ISSN 0141-9870, E-ISSN 1466-4356, Vol. 45, no 16, p. 261-286Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Considering the current political relevance of anti-immigration sentiments, we examined preference to avoid interacting with immigrants - conceptualized here as a manifestation of xenophobia - among radical (Sweden Democrats, Sverigedemokraterna, N = 2216) and mainstream (Conservative Party, Moderaterna, N = 634) right-wing voters in Sweden. Correlates of xenophobia did not differ between the voter groups or compared to other populations in previous research, suggesting that increased societal focus on immigration has not altered the correlation patterns. Intended Sweden Democrat (vs. Conservative Party) voting correlated with Right-Wing Authoritarianism, institutional distrust, less right-leaning socioeconomic attitudes (in both low- and high-xenophobia subgroups), sexist attitudes (low-xenophobia subgroup), male gender and younger age (high-xenophobia subgroup). In both voter groups, respondents with higher xenophobia expressed on average more sympathy for the Sweden Democrats, perhaps indicating a larger potential voter base. We discuss the interplay of xenophobia and contemporary voting behaviours, and the concept of xenophobia in relation to anti-immigration attitudes.

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2022. Vol. 45, no 16, p. 261-286
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Xenophobia, anti-immigrant attitudes, the radical right, Sweden Democrats, the Conservative Party, voting behaviour
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-204841DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2022.2061866ISI: 000789363700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85129162274OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-204841DiVA, id: diva2:1659637
Available from: 2022-05-20 Created: 2022-05-20 Last updated: 2022-10-27Bibliographically approved

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