Decline of Unions and Rise of Far-right Parties: The Interactive Effect of Union Membership and the Local Union Density

• In Event: Understanding Support for Far-right Parties

Brief Overview

This study provides evidence for a negative causal effect of union membership on far-right voting, and advances the argument that the local union density crucially moderates the relationship between union membership and voting behavior.

Author

• Masateru Yamatani, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus