Clarke, Harold and Whiteley, Paul and Borges, Walter and Sanders, David and Stewart, Marianne (2016) Modelling the dynamics of support for a right-wing populist party: the case of UKIP. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 26 (2). pp. 135-154. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2016.1146286
Clarke, Harold and Whiteley, Paul and Borges, Walter and Sanders, David and Stewart, Marianne (2016) Modelling the dynamics of support for a right-wing populist party: the case of UKIP. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 26 (2). pp. 135-154. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2016.1146286
Clarke, Harold and Whiteley, Paul and Borges, Walter and Sanders, David and Stewart, Marianne (2016) Modelling the dynamics of support for a right-wing populist party: the case of UKIP. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 26 (2). pp. 135-154. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2016.1146286
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Similar to a number of other right-wing populist parties in Europe, Great Britain's United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has experienced increased public support in recent years. Using aggregate data from monthly national surveys conducted between April 2004 and April 2014, time series analyses demonstrate that the dynamics of UKIP support were influenced by a combination of spatial and valence issues. A spatial issue, Euroscepticism, was fundamental, with UKIP support moving in dynamic equilibrium with changing public attitudes towards EU membership. In addition, widespread anti-immigration sentiment and dissatisfaction with the performance of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government combined with the “oxygen of publicity” to propel UKIP's surge. The political context after the 2010 general election helped as well by enabling UKIP to benefit from valence considerations. Many voters continued to doubt the competence of the major opposition party, Labour, while the Liberal Democrats were part of the government and, hence, unavailable as a protest vehicle. Since many of the forces driving UKIP support are beyond its control, the party's prospects are highly uncertain.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2016 14:22 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 21:11 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/17103 |
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