Political positioning and acceptance of environmental measures: the case of the far right

Corin Blanc ()

No 2315b, Notes de l'Observatoire du bien-être from CEPREMAP

Abstract: Based on the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) of 2020, we are analyzing the relationship between political positioning, trust, and attitudes towards environmental policies. Our study reveals that voters of far-right parties in France, Europe, and the United States are less concerned about environmental issues compared to others. Their environmental concerns also differ in nature: they focus on local issues whose consequences directly affect their daily lives. Furthermore, these voters are generally opposed to any binding environmental policy, regardless of its nature. They also prefer punitive environmental policies over positive incentives for behavioral change, unlike centrist voters. We also confirm a previously known result: far-right voters express lower trust than others towards the rest of society and institutions in general. However, this distrust appears to hinder their adherence to environmentally friendly policies and attitudes.

Keywords: Environnement; Vote; Wellbeing; far-right (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2023-12
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