Maureen Eger

Insights

Research Suggests Globalization Doesn’t Drive Nationalism

According to the backlash hypothesis, it is globalization that has fueled the resurgence of nationalism and electoral gains by the radical right. This explanation of contemporary politics is relatively uncontroversial.…

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5 min

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COVID-19 Will Have Long-Lasting Effects on Migration

The vicious cycle of suppression, spikes in migration, renewed hostilities and reintroduction of restrictive policies could continue for years after the pandemic. A dangerous cycle for immigrants has begun. On April…

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6 min

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What is tolerance and how much of it do democracies require?

Answering some of the pressing, if not existential questions facing diverse, democratic societies require a clearer understanding of tolerance. Tolerance is vital to the functioning of modern, liberal democracies. In…

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1 min

Reports

From radical right to neo-nationalist: Danish party politics, 1973-2011 (Sarah Valdez & Maureen A. Eger )

Abstract This research note provides a case study illustrating cross-national trends reported in recent research on the radical right. Using party manifesto data, we examine Denmark from 1973-2011 and find that…

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2 min

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From radical right to neo-nationalist: A research note on the Danish case

In a recently published article in European Political Science, my colleague Sarah Valdez and I show that nationalism not only increasingly characterizes contemporary radical right parties but also increasingly distinguishes…

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4 min

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The Sweden Democrats remain deeply unpopular despite making gains

The neo-nationalist and anti-immigrant party could make gains, but may have hit an electoral ceiling. This Sunday’s national election could mark a dramatic shift in the landscape of Swedish politics.…

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6 min

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No, the Racial Diversity of a Country Does Not Perfectly Predict Pro-Immigrant Attitudes

The Economist recently published an article titled “European xenophobia reflects racial diversity, not asylum applications.” Despite the misleading title, the article actually purports to show that the ethnic and racial…

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4 min

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The Return Of Nationalism And The Rise Of The Radical Right

What animates the politics of the radical right today? My colleague Sarah Valdez and I identify neo-nationalism as the common denominator of contemporary radical right parties. Nationalism is a political…

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Categories

Research Suggests Globalization Doesn’t Drive Nationalism

COVID-19 Will Have Long-Lasting Effects on Migration

What is tolerance and how much of it do democracies require?

From radical right to neo-nationalist: Danish party politics, 1973-2011 (Sarah Valdez & Maureen A. Eger )

From radical right to neo-nationalist: A research note on the Danish case

The Sweden Democrats remain deeply unpopular despite making gains

No, the Racial Diversity of a Country Does Not Perfectly Predict Pro-Immigrant Attitudes

The Return Of Nationalism And The Rise Of The Radical Right

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