Why do supporters of radical right parties in Central and Eastern Europe hold economically left-wing policy preferences? In this article, the author argues that this can be explained by welfare chauvinism. First, in ethnically heterogeneous societies, minority groups provide a plausible scapegoat for the grievances emphasized by radical right parties. Therefore, the majority population is sensitive to shifts in the status quo which accrue from policy changes that give minorities greater benefits. Support for redistribution will therefore be lower in more ethnically diverse countries. The salience of shifts in the ethnic group hierarchy also means that objective economic insecurity is less likely to intersect with redistributive preferences. Second, radical right supporters will prefer welfare policies that restrict eligibility to the majority population. This allows radical right parties to combine leftist economic policies with more authoritarian values. The empirical results confirm these expectations. This research contributes to our understanding of the attitudinal bases of radical right party support in Central and Eastern Europe.

为什么中欧和东欧激进右翼政党的支持者在经济上持有左翼政策偏好？在本文中，作者认为这可以用福利沙文主义来解释。首先，在种族异质的社会中，少数群体为激进右翼政党所强调的不满提供了一个看似合理的替罪羊。因此，多数人口对由给予少数群体更大利益的政策变化所产生的现状变化敏感。因此，在种族更多样化的国家，对再分配的支持会更低。族群等级变化的显着性也意味着客观的经济不安全不太可能与再分配偏好相交叉。第二，激进的右翼支持者会更喜欢将资格限制在大多数人口中的福利政策。这使得激进的右翼政党能够将左翼经济政策与更专制的价值观结合起来。实证结果证实了这些预期。这项研究有助于我们理解中欧和东欧激进右翼政党支持的态度基础。