A Renewed Transformation? The Impact of Radical Right Parties on the Politicization of Immigration during the Refugee Crisis in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

• In Event: Europe's Far-Right Parties

Brief Overview

We study the impact of the 2015 European refugee crisis on party competition based on 120,000 press releases. While immigration gains salience, mainstream parties only change positions to a limited extent to accommodate radical-right challengers.

Authors

• Theresa Gessler, University of Zurich

• Sophia Hunger, European University Institute