Rafaela Dancygier

About

Rafaela Dancygier is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and holds the title of IBM Professor in International Studies. She received her Ph.D. in political science with distinction from Yale University in 2007. Her academic specialization is in comparative politics, with a focus on the implications of ethnic diversity in advanced democracies. Her research examines the domestic consequences of international immigration, the political incorporation and electoral representation of immigrant-origin minorities, the determinants of ethnic conflict, and contemporary electoral realignments in European democracies. Her notable contributions include her books 'Immigration and Conflict in Europe' (2010), which explores how immigration regimes and local political economies influence conflict dynamics, and 'Dilemmas of Inclusion: Muslims in European Politics' (2017), which investigates minority group incorporation into politics and its effects on party politics and electoral cleavages. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the Best Book Award from the European Politics and Society Section of the American Political Science Association and the 2018 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research. Dancygier's articles have received multiple Best Paper Prizes from APSA sections, and her research has appeared in leading political science journals.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Psychology
• Economics
• Sociology
• Political economy
• Law
• Public administration
• Management
• Social psychology
• Demographic economics

Selected publications

• Competing for Loyalists? How Party Positioning Affects Populist Radical Right Voting

  Comparative Political Studies · 2021 · 57 citations

  As populist radical right parties muster increasing support in many democracies, an important question is how mainstream parties can recapture their voters. Focusing on Germany, we present original panel evidence that voters supporting the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)—the country’s largest populist radical right party—resemble partisan loyalists with entrenched anti-establishment views, seemingly beyond recapture by mainstream parties. Yet this loyalty does not only reflect anti-establishme…

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• Hate Crimes and Gender Imbalances: Fears over Mate Competition and Violence against Refugees

  American Journal of Political Science · 2021 · 53 citations

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  Abstract As the number of refugees rises across the world, anti‐refugee violence has become a pressing concern. What explains the incidence and support of such hate crime? We argue that fears among native men that refugees pose a threat in the competition for female partners are a critical but understudied factor driving hate crime. Employing a comprehensive data set on the incidence of hate crime across Germany, we first demonstrate that hate crime rises where men face disadvantages in local ma…

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• Candidate Supply Is Not a Barrier to Immigrant Representation: A Case–Control Study

  American Journal of Political Science · 2020 · 41 citations

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  Abstract Immigrants are underrepresented in most democratic parliaments. To explain the immigrant–native representation gap, existing research emphasizes party gatekeepers and structural conditions. But a more complete account must consider the possibility that the representation gap begins at the supply stage. Are immigrants simply less interested in elected office? To test this explanation, we carried out an innovative case–control survey in Sweden. We surveyed elected politicians, candidates…

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• Why Parties Displace Their Voters: Gentrification, Coalitional Change, and the Demise of Public Housing

  American Political Science Review · 2021-02-22 · 32 citations

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  Across advanced economies, affordable housing shortages are pushing low-income voters out of cities. Left governments frequently exacerbate these shortages by eliminating public housing. Why does the Left pursue policies that displace its voters? We argue that the Left’s long-term rebalancing towards the middle class and away from an increasingly stigmatized “underclass” has significantly attenuated the trade-offs inherent in reducing affordable housing. Focusing on the UK, we demonstrate that b…

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• Emigration and radical right populism

  American Journal of Political Science · 2024-03-27 · 24 citations

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  Abstract An extensive literature links the rise of populist radical right (PRR) parties to immigration. We argue that another demographic trend is also significant: emigration. The departure of citizens due to internal and international emigration is a major phenomenon affecting elections via two complementary mechanisms. Emigration alters the composition of electorates, but also changes the preferences of the left behind. Empirically, we establish a positive correlation between PRR vote shares…

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Frequent coauthors

• Kåre Vernby

  Stockholm University

  74 shared

• Karl‐Oskar Lindgren

  64 shared

• Pär Nyman

  Stockholm University

  63 shared

• Richard Alba

  The Graduate Center, CUNY

  50 shared

• Douglas S. Massey

  Princeton University

  50 shared

• Daniel J. Hopkins

  University of Pennsylvania

  50 shared

• Katherine Bartley

  University of South Carolina

  49 shared

• Monica McDermott

  Arizona State University

  49 shared

Awards & honors

• Best Book Award by the European Politics and Society Section…
• Choice Outstanding Academic Title
• 2018 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Resea…
• Best Paper Prizes by APSA’s Sections on Comparative Politics…
• American Journal of Political Science Best Article Award (20…

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