Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?

The far right has now entered into the mainstream politics of nearly every European country, yet we have confirmed little about the social context in which far-right parties thrive. While most of the literature assumes that far-right sympathies are driven by economic or cultural grievance, this pape...

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Author: Kent, Jonathan
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2023.100553
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Urban design
Segregation
Right-wing extremism
Diversity
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spelling Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?Kent, JonathanUrban designSegregationRight-wing extremismDiversityThe far right has now entered into the mainstream politics of nearly every European country, yet we have confirmed little about the social context in which far-right parties thrive. While most of the literature assumes that far-right sympathies are driven by economic or cultural grievance, this paper looks to cities and contact theory. Recent advances suggest that even indirect or vicarious intergroup contact can reduce prejudice toward out-groups such as migrants. Urban theorists, as well, have long argued that urban design can influence social outcomes by promoting or discouraging interaction between residents. This paper applies this literature to the rise of the far right, which often scapegoats out-groups in its rhetoric. Using data from 73 cities in Spain, we find that residents of cities rich in continuous urban fabric—which promotes contact—are less likely to consider voting for the far right but that this relationship is weaker in highly segregated cities.Elsevier202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/59238http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2023.100553reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésCity, Culture and Society. 2024;36:100553.© 2023 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/592382026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
spellingShingle Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
Kent, Jonathan
Urban design
Segregation
Right-wing extremism
Diversity
title_short Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
title_full Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
title_fullStr Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
title_full_unstemmed Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
title_sort Does urban design drive sympathy for the far right?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kent, Jonathan
author Kent, Jonathan
author_facet Kent, Jonathan
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Urban design
Segregation
Right-wing extremism
Diversity
topic Urban design
Segregation
Right-wing extremism
Diversity
description The far right has now entered into the mainstream politics of nearly every European country, yet we have confirmed little about the social context in which far-right parties thrive. While most of the literature assumes that far-right sympathies are driven by economic or cultural grievance, this paper looks to cities and contact theory. Recent advances suggest that even indirect or vicarious intergroup contact can reduce prejudice toward out-groups such as migrants. Urban theorists, as well, have long argued that urban design can influence social outcomes by promoting or discouraging interaction between residents. This paper applies this literature to the rise of the far right, which often scapegoats out-groups in its rhetoric. Using data from 73 cities in Spain, we find that residents of cities rich in continuous urban fabric—which promotes contact—are less likely to consider voting for the far right but that this relationship is weaker in highly segregated cities.
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