Elections and Segregation of the Foreign Population in Andalusia

Abstract

espanolLa realidad migratoria supone un desafio global a las sociedades actuales, planteando retos sociales, economicos y politicos. En los ultimos anos se esta observando una politizacion de estos asuntos, derivando en discursos politicos “anti-inmigrantes” y la defensa de valores etnocentricos y asimilacionistas. Esto ha conllevado un aumento del respaldo a formaciones politicas de derecha radical populista, que se ha reflejado en Espana en las ultimas elecciones con la irrupcion de VOX en abril de 2019, incrementando sus apoyos en noviembre de 2019. Ante esta situacion, medios de comunicacion, redes e investigadores sociales han puesto en relacion la presencia de poblacion extranjera con este hecho, estudiando las dinamicas poblacionales y de segregacion en su influencia en el voto a partidos de derecha. Este articulo pretende conocer este tipo de relaciones en la Comunidad Autonoma de Andalucia, haciendolo desde una aproximacion territorial municipal y desagregada por seccion censal. EnglishThe reality of migration is a global challenge to today’s societies, posing social, economic and political challenges. In recent years, a politicisation of these issues is being observed, leading to “anti-immigrant” political discourses and the defence of ethnocentric and assimilationist values. This has led to an increase in support for populist radical right political formations, which was reflected in Spain in the last elections with the irruption of VOX in April 2019, increasing their support in November 2019. Faced with this situation, the media, networks and social researchers have linked the presence of the foreign population with this fact, studying the population dynamics and segregation in their influence on the vote for right-wing parties. This paper aims to understand this type of relationship in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, doing so from a municipal territorial approach and broken down by census tracts.