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Nativist attitudes and opportunistic support for democracy
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Abstract Do nativists differ from other citizens in their attitudes towards democracy? In this article it is demonstrated that nativism goes hand in hand with preferences for a type of democracy where the interests of the natives should prevail, even at the cost of diminished minority rights, checks and bala... view more
Do nativists differ from other citizens in their attitudes towards democracy? In this article it is demonstrated that nativism goes hand in hand with preferences for a type of democracy where the interests of the natives should prevail, even at the cost of diminished minority rights, checks and balances, and other constraints on executive power. Liberal representative democracy is not for nativists. It is also shown that nativists seem to believe that the end justifies the means when it comes to different forms of decision making, and that this opportunistic trait usually translates into support for more direct democracy and scepticism towards representative democracy, because nativists tend to believe that they are in the majority (even if they are not). This article concludes that this tendency may in fact be a blessing of sorts, as it keeps nativists from supporting alternatives to democracy.... view less
Keywords
nativism; populism; democracy; direct democracy; representative democracy; political attitude; minority rights; attitude research
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
liberal democracy; sixth round of the European Social Survey (ESS); fifth module of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES); 2017 European Values Study (EVS); Norwegian Citizen Panel (NCP)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1-24
Journal
West European Politics (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.2007459
ISSN
1743-9655
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed