RT Journal Article
T1 Ideological voting for radical right parties in Europe
T2 El voto ideológico por partidos de derecha radical en Europa
A1 Ortiz Barquero, Pablo
A1 Ruiz Jiménez, Antonia María
A1 González Fernández, Manuel Tomás
K1 Radical right parties
K1 Partidos de derecha radical
K1 Policy voting
K1 Party preferences
K1 Voto basado en políticas
K1 Preferencias políticas
K1 Europa
K1 Europe
AB The aim of this research is to examine to what extent the electoral support for radical right parties (RRPs) is driven by ‘policy voting’ and to compare this support with that of centre-right parties. Using the European Election Study 2019, we focus on six party systems: Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom. Our analyses reveal that party preferences for RRPs are better explained by policy considerations than by other alternative explanations (e.g. by ‘globalization losers’ or ‘protest voting’). Additionally, the results show that although preferences for both party families are mainly rooted in ‘policy voting’, notable differences emerge when looking at the role of specific policy dimensions. Overall, these findings suggest that the support for RRPs cannot be understood fundamentally as a mere reaction against economic pauperization or political dissatisfaction but instead as an ideological decision based on rational choice models.
PB Acta Política, Palgrave MacMillan
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22486
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22486
LA en
NO Ortiz Barquero, P., Ruiz Jiménez, A. M., & González-Fernández, M. T. (2022). Ideological voting for radical right parties in Europe. Acta Politica, 57(3), 644-661. https://doi.org/10.1057/S41269-021-00213-8
NO Departamento de Sociología, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD Apr 24, 2026