Political Inclusion in an Era of Radicalization

The POLINERA project aims to understand how the mainstreaming of the populist radical right affects the political inclusion of immigrant and immigrant origin populations, with particular focus on their political behavior and socio-political attitudes. By conducting ethnographic research in immigrant dominated neighborhoods in Copenhagen, Malmö and Tallinn, the project will document the manifestations of the (de)mobilizing consequences the success of the far right has, and also how different groups of residents react to pro- or anti-populist radical right mobilization. By analyzing post-election survey and registry data in Norway and Estonia, the project allows to make broader scientific generalizations on the effects on the success of the populist radical right on the turnout and attitudes of immigrant or immigrant-origin groups. This research is particularly important in the Nordic-Baltic region, which is home to a notably high share of foreign-born residents and ranks at the top of global liberal democracy ratings, but has also witnessed a notable rise and mainstreaming of the populist radical right.