Abstract
The right-wing PVV and the left-wing SP are seen as populist parties who are fierce ideological adversaries in the Dutch political spectrum. We study the similarities and differences in municipal contexts that explain their electoral success. Results of the 2010 national elections at the municipality level are analyzed for nearly all (N=403) Dutch municipalities. Hypotheses are formulated based on integrated group threat theory and relative deprivation theory. Results indicate similarities but also clear differences in the contexts in which SP and PVV thrive. PVV is more successful in municipalities with more immigrants and a higher average perception of unsafety, SP thrives more under local socioeconomic deprivation.
| Translated title of the contribution | PVV and SP: ideological adversaries, but the same breeding ground? : The effects of municipal factors on electoral support for a right-wing and a left-wing populist party across 403 Dutch municipalities in 2010 |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 27-52 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Mens en Maatschappij |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb-2016 |
Keywords
- ethnic threat
- leftwing voting
- populism
- relative deprivation
- rightwing voting