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Does Crime Pay? Issue Ownership, Political Opportunity, and the Populist Right in Western Europe

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This article contributes to the vast literature concerning extreme right parties in Western Europe by examining the effects of crime on the electoral success of these parties. Utilizing theories of issue ownership and political opportunity, this article argues that populist right parties appeal to voters who feel a sense of physical and social insecurity because of higher levels of crime. This hypothesis is tested using a data set covering 18 Western European countries between 1970 and 2005. The results indicate that populist right parties benefit from higher levels of crime as well as linking crime with higher levels of immigration. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of this analysis.

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Comparative Political Studies

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: sage publisher., 2010

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English

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00104140

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Vol. 43 no. 11, November 2010.pp. 1471-1498

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Causality
Methodology
Mechanisms
Microfoundations
Does Crime Pay

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