This research aims to identify the internal mechanisms affecting shifts in immigration policy among mainstream conservative parties, focusing on the Austrian ÖVP.
Conducted interviews with higher and lower-level officials of the Austrian ÖVP
Identified and analyzed three internal mechanisms: discursive credibility, financial resources, and electoral opportunity
Utilized secondary research to support findings on financial resources
Confirmed the significance of electoral opportunity and discursive credibility in influencing policy shifts
Financial resource mechanisms were acknowledged as important, though not directly confirmed by interviews
Provided insight into how party factionalism interacts with external forces to shape strategic outcomes
Cite This Study
Alexandra Nowikovsky (2021) studied this question.