Marco Steenbergen
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Marco Steenbergen is a Professor at Universität Zürich, Switzerland. His research areas encompass political party dynamics, populism, and the ideological responses to contemporary issues, as reflected in his recent articles on party polarization in Europe and the effects of populism on party support. He is particularly focused on the comparative analysis of political spaces and the social bases of political parties, contributing to the understanding of political behavior in stressful times.
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The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for Ukraine
Support for Ukraine against Russian aggression has been strong across Europe, but it is far from uniform. An expert survey of the positions taken by political parties in 29 countries conducted mid-2023 reveals that 97 of 269 parties reject one or more of the following: providing weapons, hosting refugees, supporting Ukraine's path to European Union membership, or accepting higher energy costs. Where the perceived threat from Russia is most severe, we find the greatest levels of support for Ukraine. However, ideology appears to be far more influential. The level of a party's populist rhetoric and its European Union skepticism explain the bulk of variation in support for Ukraine despite our finding that many strongly populist and European Union-skeptical parties take moderate pro-Ukraine positions when in government.
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2024
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Bernhard Kittel
Universität Wien
Milada Anna Vachudova
University of North Carolina
Jonathan Polk
Associate Professor
Lund University
Jan Rovny
Professor of Political Science
Sciences Po
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