Extreme Right Parties In Western Europe

Author : Tjitske Akkerman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317419782
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe written by Tjitske Akkerman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radical right-wing populist parties, such as Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom, Marine Le Pen’s National Front or Nigel Farage’s UKIP, are becoming increasingly influential in Western European democracies. Their electoral support is growing, their impact on policy-making is substantial, and in recent years several radical right-wing populist parties have assumed office or supported minority governments. Are these developments the cause and/or consequence of the mainstreaming of radical right-wing populist parties? Have radical right-wing populist parties expanded their issue profiles, moderated their policy positions, toned down their anti-establishment rhetoric and shed their extreme right reputations to attract more voters and/or become coalition partners? This timely book answers these questions on the basis of both comparative research and a wide range of case studies, covering Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Analysing the extent to which radical right-wing populist parties have become part of mainstream politics, as well as the factors and conditions which facilitate this trend, this book is essential reading for students and scholars working in European politics, in addition to anyone interested in party politics and current affairs more generally.

Author : Kimberly A Twist
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472131346
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partnering with Extremists written by Kimberly A Twist and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As long as far-right parties—known chiefly for their vehement opposition to immigration—have competed in contemporary Western Europe, many have worried about these parties’ acceptability to democratic voters and mainstream parties. Yet, rather than treating the far right as pariahs, major mainstream-right parties have included the far right in 15 governing coalitions from 1994 to 2017. Parties do not care equally about all issues at any given time, and Kimberly Twist demonstrates that far-right parties will agree to support the mainstream right’s goals more readily than many other parties, making them appealing partners. Partnering with Extremists builds on existing work on coalition formation and party goals to propose a theory of coalition formation that works across countries and over time. The evidence comes from 19 case studies of coalition formation in Austria and the Netherlands, countries where far-right parties have been excluded when they could have been included and included when the mainstream right had other options. The argument is then extended to countries where coalitions are less common, France and the United Kingdom, and to cases of mainstream-right adoption of far-right themes. Twist incorporates both office and policy considerations in her argument and reimagines “policy” to be a two-dimensional factor; it matters not just where parties are located on an issue but how firmly they hold those positions.

Author : Piero Ignazi
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0198293259
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe written by Piero Ignazi and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2003-05-29 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the extreme right in order to assess its ideological meaning and political expression. Beginning with a discussion of the usefulness of the left-right distinction, it deals with the varied significance of the term 'right' and analyses the right's post-war evolution across Europe.

Author : Hans-Georg Betz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349235474
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe written by Hans-Georg Betz and published by Springer. This book was released on 1994-09-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies the new West European parties of the radical populist right, arguing that, in distancing themselves from the reactionary politics of the traditional extremist right, these parties have become a significant challenge to the established structure and politics of West European democracy today.

Author : Elisabeth Carter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719070488
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extreme Right in Western Europe written by Elisabeth Carter and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the reasons behind the variation in the electoral fortunes of the West European parties of the extreme Right in the period since the late 1970s. It proposes a number of different explanations as to why certain parties of the extreme Right have performed better than others at the polls and it investigates each of these different explanations systematically and in depth.

Author : Cas Mudde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511341434
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe written by Cas Mudde and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe.

Author : M. Schain
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230109187
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadows Over Europe written by M. Schain and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the French Presidential elections clearly demonstrated in the Spring of 2002, the popularity of far right parties is gaining ever more strength. From the National Front in France to the British National Party, anti-immigration, anti-European Union platforms are winning more voters. The numbers alone are striking: the National Front in France received nearly eighteen percent of the nationwide vote in 2002 Presidential run-off between Chirac and Le Pen; the Swiss People's Party received 23 percent of the popular vote in a 1999 election; and Jorg Haider's Austrian Freedom Party moved from near collapse to second place in the 1999 election. The essays in Shadows Over Europe explore this growing presence of extreme right political parties in governments throughout Europe. These parties can no longer be dismissed as anomalous or temporary. It is clear that they have established an enduring presence in European politics. The contributors to this volume explore the origins of this trend, why they have gained such support, and where these parties might be headed. They explore the policy orientations of these parties and their role in electoral politics across the continent. Together, these essays provide a significant contribution toward understanding the rise and impact of the far right in Europe.

Author : Herbert Kitschelt
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472084418
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Radical Right in Western Europe written by Herbert Kitschelt and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth analysis of radical right parties in seven countries.

Author : Paul Hainsworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134154321
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extreme Right in Europe written by Paul Hainsworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concise critical introduction to one of the most emergent themes in late twentieth-century history, politics and society and looks at how extremist and nationalist popular fronts have grown under the influence of modern-day issues.

Author : M. Williams
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1403983461
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Radical Right-Wing Parties in West European Democracies written by M. Williams and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-09-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contends that far-right parties play pivotal roles in setting the tone of political debates, shaping the political party system, and structuring government policy. Increasingly, as national governments attempt to cope with new realities of greater global migration, strained welfare states, and threats of foreign terror, opportunities have opened for parties of the far right to position themselves strategically.