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The media coverage of immigrant criminality: From scapegoating to populism

  • Stephanos Vlachos

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Populists often claim that immigration is a threat to the interests of the majority. This column quantifies the extent to which the media coverage of immigrant crime fuelled populist political support in a Swiss referendum. It finds that disproportionate coverage of immigrant crime increased an anti-minaret vote by 5%.

Period2 Apr 2019

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  • TitleThe media coverage of immigrant criminality: From scapegoating to populism
    Media name/outletVOX CEPR Policy Portal
    Media typeWeb
    Date2/04/19
    DescriptionPopulists often claim that immigration is a threat to the interests of the majority. This column quantifies the extent to which the media coverage of immigrant crime fuelled populist political support in a Swiss referendum. It finds that disproportionate coverage of immigrant crime increased an anti-minaret vote by 5%.
    URLhttps://voxeu.org/article/media-coverage-immigrant-criminality
    PersonsStephanos Vlachos
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Keywords

  • Violent Crimes, Immigration, Vote, Populism