Prosecuted, yet popular? Hate speech prosecution of anti-immigration politicians in the news and electoral support

Prosecuting anti-immigration party leaders for hate speech is theorized to yield electoral ramifications. We assess to what extent these trials are mediatized and whether news visibility of hate speech prosecution affects levels of anti-immigration party support. We compare four Western European cou...

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Published in:	Comparative European politics (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 899 - 924
Main Authors:	Jacobs, Laura, van Spanje, Joost
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.12.2020 Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects:	Aggregate data Attention Communication strategies Comparative Politics Comparative studies Discourse strategies Elections European Politics Hate speech Immigration International Relations Mass media Mass media effects Media coverage News News media Original Article Political communication Political leadership Political parties Political Science Political Science and International Relations Political Science and International Studies Politicians Prosecutions Public Finance Public opinion Trials Visibility Netherlands Belgium France Germany Front national Hate speech Legal prosecution Freedom party Anti-immigration party Time-series analysis Media effects
ISSN:	1472-4790, 1740-388X
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