Exposure to news about immigration and crime is positively associated with support for anti-immigration parties

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Publication Date 31/07/2015
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What explains the electoral performance of anti-immigration parties across different countries? Bjorn Burscher examines the relationship between news about immigration and crime, and anti-immigration voting in 11 countries. He finds that exposure to these news topics is positively associated with the likelihood to vote for an anti-immigration party.

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