TY - T1 - Polarization in the Wake of the European Refugee Crisis - A Longitudinal Study of the Finnish Political Elite's Attitudes Towards Refugees and the Environment SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/325294 T3 - A1 - Lonnqvist, Jan-Erik; Ilmarinen, Ville-Juhani; Sortheix, Florencia M. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - We investigated political polarization among the 28284 candidates in the Finnish municipal election who ran for municipal council in 2012, 2017, or both, and had responded to a Voting Advice Application. Our results revealed political polarization in terms of both conversion (longitudinal analysis, n = 6643) and recruitment (cross-sectional comparison of first-time candidates, n = 13054). The populist radical-right Finns Party became even more anti-refugee, and the pro-refugee Green League becam... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - political psychology; attitude change; immigration; environment; populism; elections; PARTY POLARIZATION; RADICAL RIGHT; IMMIGRATION; VALUES; CLIMATE; PERSONALITY; GROWTH; MODEL; 5144 Social psychology N1 - PP - ER -