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Populist Radical Right Parties and Welfare Chauvinism
Quick fact
Survey studies show that a large share of voters in several European countries support the idea that welfare benefits should be reserved for native citizens, even if they otherwise support equal treatment for immigrants—revealing a deep disconnect between universalist welfare ideals and exclusionary preferences.
Why this is interesting
A party that claims to protect the poor also wants to exclude foreigners from help. Sounds contradictory? That is exactly what welfare chauvinism does—and it is reshaping European politics.