Polarization in the Wake of the European Refugee Crisis – A Longitudinal Study of the Finnish Political Elite’s Attitudes Towards Refugees and the Environment

Polarization in the Wake of the European Refugee Crisis – A Longitudinal Study of the Finnish Political Elite’s Attitudes Towards Refugees and the Environment

We investigated political polarization among the 28284 candidates in the Finnish municipal election who ran for municipal council in 2012, 2017, or both, and had responded to a Voting Advice Application. Our results revealed political polarization in terms of both conversion (longitudinal analysis,...

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Main Authors: Jan-Erik Lönnqvist, Ville-Juhani Ilmarinen, Florencia M. Sortheix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Subjects:
political psychology
attitude change
immigration
environment
populism
elections
Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/1236

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http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/1236

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