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  • Immigration has historically played a crucial role in understanding voter and party behaviour in Germany, especially in the aftermath of the 2015 ‘refugee crisis.’ Whether immigration remains relevant in understanding German political behaviour is yet to be seen. The events of 2020—in particular, a global pandemic and catastrophic floods—resulted in a multidimensional and contested issue environment which could change the way both parties and voters consider the issue of immigration. We address this question in this contribution, using text-as-data approaches to examine how German voters, parties, and the incoming coalition spoke about immigration in the 2021 election. By analysing electoral manifestos of six political parties, we show that immigration remained an oft discussed and critical issue for many parties. Further, we show that parties varied substantially in how they spoke about the topic, varying whether they primarily discussed immigrants as refugees, members of specific origin groups, or through their legality status. We further show that immigration-concerned voters with different party loyalties considered and discussed immigration in distinct ways, suggesting a linkage between party and individual-level depiction of immigration. Finally, we assess the discussion of immigration within the coalition document of the incoming Traffic-Light government to identify their clear rhetorical shift to a more liberal immigration regime. Taken together, we demonstrate that immigration remains a nuanced yet critically important issue in contemporary German politics. (xsd:string)
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  • 13. Fassung, Dezember 2023 (xsd:gyear)
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  • In The 2021 German Federal Election, edited by Campbell, Ross and Davidson-Schmich, Louise K., 365-383, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023 (xsd:string)
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