Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe : Into the Mainstream?
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TextSerie: Utgivningsuppgift: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Datum för upphovsrätt: ©2016Utgåva: 1st edBeskrivning: 1 online resource (317 pages)Innehållstyp: - text
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- 9781317419785
- 320.52094
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgement -- 1. Inclusion and mainstreaming? Radical right-wing populist parties in the new millennium -- Introduction -- Defining radical right-wing populism -- Dimensions of mainstreaming -- Explanations for mainstreaming -- Party goals -- Internal and external conditions influencing mainstreaming -- Outline of the book -- References -- PART I: Comparative analyses -- 2. Into the mainstream? A comparative analysis of the programmatic profiles of radical right-wing populist parties in Western Europe over time -- Introduction -- Measuring mainstreaming -- From radical party to mainstream party? -- From niche party to mainstream party? -- From anti-establishment party to mainstream party? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3. Closing the gap? A comparison of voters for radical right-wing populist parties and mainstream parties over time -- Introduction -- Closing the gap? -- Research design -- Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART II: Case studies -- 4. The mainstreaming of the Austrian Freedom Party: the more things change… -- Introduction -- Mainstreaming -- The FPÖ's goals and strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5. The Danish People's Party: combining cooperation and radical positions -- Introduction -- Up the mainstream -- The development of the goals and strategies of the DF -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6. From the mainstream to the margin? The radicalisation of the True Finns -- Introduction -- Mainstreaming -- Goals and strategies -- The political opportunity structures -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 7. The Party for Freedom: balancing between mission, votes and office -- Introduction -- To the mainstream and back -- Notes -- References.
8. The taming of the shrew: how the Progress Party (almost) became part of the mainstream -- Introduction -- Origin, ideology and electoral development -- Moving into the mainstream -- Changing goals and priorities -- Party strategies and the impact of external and internal conditions -- Part of 'the mainstream', but for how long? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 9. Staying away from the mainstream: the case of the Swiss People's Party -- Introduction -- Between mainstreaming and de-mainstreaming -- Prioritising a vote-seeking strategy -- Strategic dilemmas -- Organisational, institutional and inter-party conditions -- Direct democracy as a protest institutional arena -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 10. It is still a long way from Madou Square to Law Street: the evolution of the Flemish Bloc -- Introduction -- Ideological development: mainstreaming, but not enough -- Goals and strategy: why the VB has remained a niche party outside the mainstream -- Conclusion and prospect -- Notes -- References -- 11. A new course for the French radical right? The Front National and 'de-demonisation' -- Introduction -- Continuity and change in non-mainstream features -- Goals, strategies and public impact of de-demonisation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 12. The UK Independence Party: the dimensions of mainstreaming -- Introduction -- Mainstreaming -- Goals and strategies -- Contextual factors: the political opportunity structure and leadership politics -- Conclusion -- References -- 13. Conclusions -- Comparative analyses -- Case studies -- Partial mainstreaming -- The inclusion-moderation thesis revisited -- Notes -- References -- Appendix -- Index.
The book examines to what extent radical right-wing populist parties have mainstreamed in recent years, and for what reasons.
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