The Effects of Right-Wing Populist Communication on Emotions and Cognitions toward Immigrants
Abstrak
The persuasiveness of right-wing populist communication has become a widely discussed topic; it is often assumed that such messages might foster anti-immigrant attitudes among citizens. The present study explores the effects of the different components of right-wing populist communication—anti-immigrant messages, populist content, and populist style—on attitudes toward immigrants. By combining a media content analysis (N = 605 articles) with a panel survey (N = 1,968) in metropolitan areas of four Western European countries (France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom), this study analyzes how citizens’ attitudes toward immigrants are influenced by the right-wing populist communication with which they are confronted in their individual media diet. The results show that anti-immigrant statements in the media lead to more negative cognitions toward immigrants, while populist content leads to more negative emotions. The study, thus, demonstrates that not only anti-immigrant rhetoric but also populism as a thin-centered ideology influence citizens’ attitudes toward immigrants on top of pre-existing attitudes.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (8)
D. Wirz
M. Wettstein
Anne Schulz
Philipp Müller
Christian Schemer
Nicole Ernst
F. Esser
W. Wirth
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2018
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 118×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1177/1940161218788956
- Akses
- Open Access ✓