Do Voters Polarize When Radical Parties Enter Parliament?

Do voters polarize ideologically when radical views gain political legitimacy, or does the rise of radical voices merely reflect societal conflict? We argue that elite polarization as signaled by radical parties' first entrance into parliament leads to voter divergence. Immediately after the el...

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Published in:American journal of political science 2019-10, Vol.63 (4), p.888-904
Main Authors: Bischof, Daniel, Wagner, Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elections
Extremes
Ideology
Legislatures
Legitimacy
Polarization
Political parties
Radicalism
Voters
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