Book Review: Out of Order: Affirmative Action and the Crisis of Doctrinaire Liberalism. by Nicholas Capaldi.

Book review: Out of Order: Affirmative Action and the Crisis of Doctrinaire Liberalism. By Nicholas Capaldi. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books. 1985. Pp. X, 201. Reviewed by: Marylee C. Taylor

Ethnic Concentration and Extreme Right-Wing Voting Behavior in West Germany

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and administrative data from 1996 to 2009, I investigate the question whether or not right-wing extremism of German residents is affected by the ethnic concentration of foreigners living in the same residential area. My results show a positive but insignificant relationship between ethnic concentration at county level and the probability of extreme right-wing voting behavior for West Germany. However, due to potential endogeneity issues, I additionally instrument the share of foreigners in a county with the share of foreigners in each federal state (following an approach of Dustmann/Preston 2001). I find evidence for the interethnic contact theory, predicting a negative relationship between foreigners' share and right-wing voting. Moreover, I analyze the moderating role of education and the influence of cultural traits on this relationship

Book Review: Out of Order: Affirmative Action and the Crisis of Doctrinaire Liberalism. by Nicholas Capaldi.

Book review: Out of Order: Affirmative Action and the Crisis of Doctrinaire Liberalism. By Nicholas Capaldi. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books. 1985. Pp. X, 201. Reviewed by: Marylee C. Taylor