Media and Anti-immigration Parties

Abstract

Media can affect the anti-immigration party performance in several ways. It may exaggerate a local success which escalates to the national elections, or it may capitalise questions related to the issues important for anti-immigration parties, such as immigration, or fuel anti-elitism of the citizens by discussing political scandals. Media may focus not only on parties and on their issues but also on their leaders, giving them more or less visibility and bad press or good evaluations. The Panel provides both comparative and case studies that discuss how media can either intentionally or unintentionally increase the anti-immigration party vote or constrain these parties’ success.