Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte – författare

This book examines VOX, the first major and electorally successful populist radical right-wing party to emerge in Spain since the death of General Franco, and the restoration of parliamentary democracy in the late 1970s.In December 2018, VOX, a new party on the populist radical right, entered the Andalusian regional parliament, and played the role of kingmaker in the ensuing government formation discussions. Since then, under the leadership of Santiago Abascal, VOX has earned political representation in numerous local, regional and national elections. The party attracted more than 3.6 million votes in the November 2019 general election, making VOX the third largest party in the Spanish Congress. In two years, the party has become a key political challenger and an important player in Spanish politics. This book explains the origins of the party, its ideology and relationship with democracy, its appeal with voters, and its similarities with (and differences from) other populist radical right parties in Europe. It draws upon a rich source of domestic as well as cross-national survey data and a systematic analysis of party manifestos which provide a detailed account of the rise of VOX and what its emergence means for Spanish politics.This volume will be of interest to scholars of comparative politics, political parties, voters and elections, Spanish politics, the populist radical right and populism in general.

This book examines VOX, the first major and electorally successful populist radical right-wing party to emerge in Spain since the death of General Franco, and the restoration of parliamentary democracy in the late 1970s.In December 2018, VOX, a new party on the populist radical right, entered the Andalusian regional parliament, and played the role of kingmaker in the ensuing government formation discussions. Since then, under the leadership of Santiago Abascal, VOX has earned political representation in numerous local, regional and national elections. The party attracted more than 3.6 million votes in the November 2019 general election, making VOX the third largest party in the Spanish Congress. In two years, the party has become a key political challenger and an important player in Spanish politics. This book explains the origins of the party, its ideology and relationship with democracy, its appeal with voters, and its similarities with (and differences from) other populist radical right parties in Europe. It draws upon a rich source of domestic as well as cross-national survey data and a systematic analysis of party manifestos which provide a detailed account of the rise of VOX and what its emergence means for Spanish politics.This volume will be of interest to scholars of comparative politics, political parties, voters and elections, Spanish politics, the populist radical right and populism in general.

Why LGBTQ+ voters are a politically distinct and electorally important constituencyToday, it is not uncommon for politicians to court LGBTQ+ voters, with ads on Grindr and appearances at Pride parades. But, as Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte shows, “rainbow voters” are not merely another sociodemographic group within the larger population but a large and growing electorate with politically distinct preferences, patterns of participation, and voting behavior. In The Rainbow Vote, Turnbull-Dugarte places LGBTQ+ voters, often considered marginal in mainstream politics, at the centre of political behaviour research. Drawing on extensive survey and experimental data from Western Europe, he demonstrates that LGBTQ+ voters are, on average, more progressive than the general voting population, less likely to reproduce the politics of their parents, and especially responsive to party and candidate positions on LGBTQ+ rights.Turnbull-Dugarte argues that the lived experience of being LGBTQ+—of growing up and living in a world built around heterosexual and cisgender norms—shapes the political world-views of rainbow citizens. LGBTQ+ voters are a tribal and attentive political force that is willing not only to reward allies and advocates at the ballot box but also to punish adversaries. In the political marketplace of European democracies, green, far-left, and centre-left parties generally support LGBTQ+ inclusion; predictably, centre-right and radical right parties are resistant. Turnbull-Dugarte’s account should make both politicians and political scientists take note: the Rainbow Vote has become a consequential force in Western Europe’s democratic politics.

Why LGBTQ+ voters are a politically distinct and electorally important constituencyToday, it is not uncommon for politicians to court LGBTQ+ voters, with ads on Grindr and appearances at Pride parades. But, as Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte shows, “rainbow voters” are not merely another sociodemographic group within the larger population but a large and growing electorate with politically distinct preferences, patterns of participation, and voting behavior. In The Rainbow Vote, Turnbull-Dugarte places LGBTQ+ voters, often considered marginal in mainstream politics, at the centre of political behaviour research. Drawing on extensive survey and experimental data from Western Europe, he demonstrates that LGBTQ+ voters are, on average, more progressive than the general voting population, less likely to reproduce the politics of their parents, and especially responsive to party and candidate positions on LGBTQ+ rights.Turnbull-Dugarte argues that the lived experience of being LGBTQ+—of growing up and living in a world built around heterosexual and cisgender norms—shapes the political world-views of rainbow citizens. LGBTQ+ voters are a tribal and attentive political force that is willing not only to reward allies and advocates at the ballot box but also to punish adversaries. In the political marketplace of European democracies, green, far-left, and centre-left parties generally support LGBTQ+ inclusion; predictably, centre-right and radical right parties are resistant. Turnbull-Dugarte’s account should make both politicians and political scientists take note: the Rainbow Vote has become a consequential force in Western Europe’s democratic politics.