Mrozowicki, A, Trappmann, V orcid.org/0000-0002-7945-4536, Seehaus, A et al. (1 more author) (2019) Who is a right-wing supporter? On the biographical experiences of young right-wing voters in Poland and Germany. Qualitative Sociology Review, 15 (4). pp. 212-235. ISSN 1733-8077
Abstract
This article explores the selected cases of the biographies of right-wing supporters from a larger sample of narrative interviews with young (18-35 years old) people in Poland and Germany. In the existing literature, we can find the socio-economic explanations of the sources of the right-wing turn (related to economic deprivation, precarisation, social exclusion, labor market competition with immigrants and others), as well as cultural explanations connected with new identity politics, symbolic exclusion and divide between society and political elites, the disembedding from previously solid communities, and the fear of new risks related to the inflow of cultural Others. Despite notable exceptions, it is rather uncommon to discuss in this context the actual biographical experiences of right-wing and far-right supporters. In the article, we take a closer look at four biographical cases of people declaring their political support for far right parties. The analysis of the cases leads to the distinction of socio-economic and socio-political pathways to right-wing populist support.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | ©2019 QSR. This is an open access article under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. |
Keywords: | Right-Wing Populism; Biographical Research; Precarious Work; Poland; Germany |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2019 14:21 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:04 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Lod |
Identification Number: | 10.18778/1733-8077.15.4.10 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154188 |
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