Why accommodate? How niche pressure and intra-party divisions shape mainstream party strategies

F Lehmann - Journal of European Public Policy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Research demonstrates that mainstream parties often take up the issues and positions of
emerging Eurosceptic and anti-immigration parties. Yet, these accommodative strategies …

Migration debates in the political party arena during the Covid‐19 pandemic in Austria

L Hadj Abdou, D Ruedin - Governance, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The Covid‐19 pandemic highlighted the economic contribution of migrant workers in
maintaining essential services and access to goods. This new perspective on migrants as …

Varieties of pro‐Europeanism? How mainstream parties compete over redistribution in the European Union

C Freudlsperger, M Weinrich - European Journal of Political …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Having long shied away from proactively politicizing issues of European integration, the past
crisis decade has put generally pro‐European mainstream parties under pressure to spell …

Issue salience and feedback effects: the case of pension reforms

JJ Fernández, T Wiß, K M. Anderson - Journal of European Public …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
What is the relationship between social policy reforms and issue salience in public opinion?
Extensive research analyses policy feedbacks on policy preferences and the influence of …

Tough Positions, Trustful Voters? How Mainstream Party Position-Taking on Immigration Shapes Political Trust and its Impact on Far-Right Voting

L Geese - Government and Opposition, 2024 - cambridge.org
Mainstream parties have taken increasingly restrictive immigration policy positions across
Western Europe. Yet the political consequences of this behaviour for citizens' democratic …

Not everyone suffers equally: The effect of electoral overlap on mainstream party responses to radical right parties

DN Wildi - Party Politics, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The rise of radical right parties in Europe has led to a number of strategic responses from
mainstream parties (MSPs). However, not all MSPs are equally affected by the rise of …

How anti-racist protests influence pro-and anti-migration voting behavior: Evidence from national and European elections

M Stephan, L Schürmann - 2025 - econstor.eu
Racist attacks and incidents frequently spark anti-racist protest campaigns. This research
examines the effect of such mobilization on voting behavior in subsequent national and …

Voting for the Populist Radical-Right in Austria and Germany: A Comparative Analysis

J Partheymüller, S Walter - Informationsflüsse, Wahlen und …, 2023 - nomos-elibrary.de
One of the most notable trends in recent European elections has been the rise of populist
radical-right parties. This trend gained some momentum, particularly in the aftermath of the …

Issue-Voting als Erfolgsgeheimnis der Bayernwahl 2018? Parteiprogramme und Einstellungen der Wähler der Grünen und der AfD im Vergleich

H Speicher, J Tafel - Die Landtagswahl 2018 in Bayern: Analysen zum …, 2023 - Springer
Zusammenfassung Die Bedeutung von Themen für den Wahlentscheid nimmt besonders
bei Landtagswahlen in Deutschland immer mehr zu. Daher ist es für Parteien wichtig, auf …

Euroscepticisme au Parlement européen: une analyse comparative du discours eurosceptique chez la droite traditionnelle et radicale

L Benoit - 2024 - papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca
En Europe, les partis traditionnels deviennent-ils plus eurosceptiques et cette évolution peut-
elle être attribuée au succès des partis de droite radicale? En explorant l'interaction …