Thank you for this insightful analysis. So, would you say it is those voters that feel at the margins of 'mainstream society' that are attracted by the FPÖ? It seems a bit like the vote of a people who are financially, educationally, geographically, and in terms of health acceptance 'on the margins'? Resonates very much w populism research, scary nonetheless.
I think that depends on how you define the 'margins' of Austrian society. Geographically, these voters are removed from where decisions are made, and the urban-rural divide is a very old one in Austrian politics that I think is relevant here. On the other hand, can one argue that voters in employment who likely own their own homes and stand to benefit from this government's eco-social tax reform package are 'marginalized' in the same way that asylum seekers living in Austria's cities are?
Thank you for this insightful analysis. So, would you say it is those voters that feel at the margins of 'mainstream society' that are attracted by the FPÖ? It seems a bit like the vote of a people who are financially, educationally, geographically, and in terms of health acceptance 'on the margins'? Resonates very much w populism research, scary nonetheless.
I think that depends on how you define the 'margins' of Austrian society. Geographically, these voters are removed from where decisions are made, and the urban-rural divide is a very old one in Austrian politics that I think is relevant here. On the other hand, can one argue that voters in employment who likely own their own homes and stand to benefit from this government's eco-social tax reform package are 'marginalized' in the same way that asylum seekers living in Austria's cities are?