Strategic Positioning: Centre Right and Radical Right Party Competition over Immigration during the 2015-2018 European Refugee Crisis

• In Event: Identities, Values, and Interests: Voting Behavior in the Comparative Context

Brief Overview

During the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe, centre right parties that directly contest the immigration issue and adopt ‘restrictionist’ strategies can in certain cases outperform the radical right electorally in national parliamentary elections.

Authors

• James F. Downes, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Matthew Loveless, Center for Research and Social Progress

• Andrew Tak Wo Lam, The Chinese University of Hong Kong