Board #43 - Turning the Burner off the Melting Pot and How It’s Making Your Soup Fascist: Naturalization Laws & Far-Right Politics in Europe

• In Event: 75-312 - Poster Session: Understanding the Growth of Right Wing Populism in European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States of America

Brief Overview

This study tests whether stricter naturalization laws in Schengen area states contribute to rising far right politics by creating a pronounced minority out-group and heightening perceived threats that encourage support of far right parties.

Author

• Francesca Mariano, University of Georgia