Fear, Anger, and Voting for the Far Right: Evidence From the November 13, 2015 Paris Terror Attacks

The conjecture that negative emotions underpin support for far-right politics is common among pundits and scholars. The conventional account holds that authoritarian populists catalyze public anxiety about the changing social order and/or deteriorating national economic conditions, and this anxiety...

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Veröffentlicht in:Political psychology Jg. 40; H. 4; S. 679 - 704
Hauptverfasser: Vasilopoulos, Pavlos, Marcus, George E., Valentino, Nicholas A., Foucault, Martial
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.08.2019
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Schlagworte:
Anger
Anxiety
Authoritarianism
Economic conditions
Elections
Emotions
Fear & phobias
France
Humanities and Social Sciences
Nationalist movements
Negative emotions
Political parties
Political science
Populism
Right wing politics
Social anxiety
Social order
Terrorism
Voters
Voting
Voting rights
Wisdom
voting
emotions
France
terrorism
ISSN:0162-895X, 1467-9221, 1467-9221
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Zusammenfassung:The conjecture that negative emotions underpin support for far-right politics is common among pundits and scholars. The conventional account holds that authoritarian populists catalyze public anxiety about the changing social order and/or deteriorating national economic conditions, and this anxiety subsequently drives up support for the far right. We propose that while emotions do indeed play an independent causal role in support for farright parties and policies, that support is more likely built upon the public's anger rather than fear. This article explores the relative impact of fear and anger in reaction to the 2015 Paris terror attacks on the propensity to vote for the French far-right party, the Front National, in the 2015 regional elections. Contrary to conventiona wisdom, we find that anger is associated with voting for the Front National, while fear is associated with voting against the Front National. Moreover, anger boosts the Front National vote most powerfully among far-right and authoritarian voters. On the other hand, fear reduces support for the far right among those same groups.
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ISSN:0162-895X
1467-9221
1467-9221
DOI:10.1111/pops.12513