Appealing to the 'losers'? The electorates of left-wing and right-wing Eurosceptic parties compared, 1989-2014

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Publication date 12-2017
Journal Electoral Studies
Volume | Issue number 50
Pages (from-to) 68-79
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
Abstract Highlights
•Left- and right-wing Eurosceptic parties draw different types of supporters.
•Lower educated support the Eurosceptic right, but not the Eurosceptic left.
•Left-wing supporters oppose the current EU, but not further strengthening of the EU.•Right-wing supporters oppose the current EU as well as further EU strengthening.
•These differences exist both cross-nationally and over the 1989–2014 period.
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