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EU integration, regional development problems and the rise of the new radical right in Slovakia

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  • Štefan Rehák
  • Oliver Rafaj
  • Tomáš Černěnko

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The rise of the radical right in Slovakia is associated with stronger attitudes against the European integration and globalization. In this paper, the authors examine the role of the regional factors associated with EU membership in the voter support of the traditional and the new radical right political parties in Slovakia. The main finding is that while the support for the traditional radical right is mostly based on cultural and nationalistic factors, the support for the new radical right is associated with the regional economic factors such as the unemployment rate and wages. The electoral results of the radical right are more influenced by the unemployment rate just after joining the EU than by the situation during elections. Results also show that in the analysis of the impact of investments from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) on voter support of the radical right, it is useful to distinguish between investments from the ERDF and CF and from the ESF. El ascenso de la derecha radical en Eslovaquia se asocia a actitudes más profundas contra la integración europea y la globalización. En este artículo, los autores examinan el papel de los factores regionales asociados a la pertenencia a la UE en el apoyo de los votantes a los partidos políticos tradicionales y de la nueva derecha radical en Eslovaquia. El hallazgo principal es que, mientras que el apoyo a la derecha radical tradicional se basa sobre todo en factores culturales y nacionalistas, el apoyo a la nueva derecha radical se asocia a factores económicos regionales, como la tasa de desempleo y los salarios. Los resultados electorales de la derecha radical están más influenciados por la tasa de desempleo justo después de entrar en la UE que por la situación durante las elecciones. Los resultados también muestran que en el análisis del impacto de las inversiones de los Fondos Estructurales y de Inversión Europeos (Fondos EIE) en el apoyo de los votantes a la derecha radical, es útil distinguir entre las inversiones del FEDER y del FC y las del FSE. スロバキアにおける急進右翼の台頭は、欧州統合とグローバル化への反対姿勢の強まりと関連している。本稿では、スロバキアにおける従来の急進右翼政党および新興の急進右翼政党を支持する有権者におけるEU加盟に関連する地域的要因の役割を検討する。主な知見は、従来の急進右翼の支持は主に文化的・民族主義的要因に基づいているが、新興急進的右翼の支持は失業率や賃金などの地域経済的要因に関連していることである。急進右翼の選挙結果は、選挙中の状況よりもEU加盟直後の失業率から強く影響をうける。結果から、急進右翼を支持する有権者に対する欧州構造投資基金 (the European Structural and Investment Funds:ESIF)からの投資の影響の分析において、欧州地域開発基金 (ERDF)または結束基金 (CF)からの投資および欧州社会基金 (ESF)からの投資を区別することが有用であることも示された。

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  • Štefan Rehák & Oliver Rafaj & Tomáš Černěnko, 2021. "EU integration, regional development problems and the rise of the new radical right in Slovakia," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(2), pages 303-321, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:13:y:2021:i:2:p:303-321
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12385
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