College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2026-06-04 05:08:59
Major
Political Science
Honors Course
Research Project
Number of Credits
4
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2026
Abstract
Over the last decade or two, the world has witnessed a global rise in the popularity and success of far-right wing parties. This new era of the radical right raises questions of what is causing and fueling these political movements. Political Scientists have identified several contributing factors from the global economic crisis of 2008, the migrant crisis of 2015 and the global pandemic in 2020. This research paper aims to demonstrate how immigration acts as a catalyst to the far-right by intersecting with political science ideologies and other variables. The focus of this paper is how the Vox Party found electoral success amid Spanish Exceptionalism. It analyzes populist and nationalist rhetoric as well as the strategies of the Vox Party to mobilize voters around divisive issues and in relation to nativism, globalization and economic factors. It concludes that immigration itself does not automatically result in far-right support, but it becomes a powerful tool to mobilize voters when framed by the far right as a threat to national identity, security and the economy.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Ronald Gelleny
First Reader
Dr. Phillip Marcin
Second Reader
Kirstin Polen de Campi
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Ronald Gelleny
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
White, Evelyn R., "Immigration as a Catalyst to the Far-right: The Case of Vox and Spain" (2026). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 2245.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/2245
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