The impact of radical right-wing parties in West European democracies /
Williams, Michelle Hale,
The impact of radical right-wing parties in West European democracies / Michelle Hale Williams. - xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Europe in transition . - Europe in transition (New York, N.Y.). .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.
Is the radical right making noise or changes? -- Why is so little known about impacts of peripheral parties? -- A theory of peripheral party impact -- The impact of radical right parties across Western Europe -- The entrepreneurial national front in France -- German parties have opportunity without actualization -- The FPÖ finds a winning combination in leadership and the third lager -- Peripheral parties are making changes.
"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."--Publisher description.
1403974152 9781403974150
2006041588
Political parties--Europe, Western
Conservatism--Europe, Western
Right-wing extremists--Europe, Western
Europe--Politics and government--20th century
JN50 / .W55 2006
324.213094
The impact of radical right-wing parties in West European democracies / Michelle Hale Williams. - xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Europe in transition . - Europe in transition (New York, N.Y.). .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.
Is the radical right making noise or changes? -- Why is so little known about impacts of peripheral parties? -- A theory of peripheral party impact -- The impact of radical right parties across Western Europe -- The entrepreneurial national front in France -- German parties have opportunity without actualization -- The FPÖ finds a winning combination in leadership and the third lager -- Peripheral parties are making changes.
"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."--Publisher description.
1403974152 9781403974150
2006041588
Political parties--Europe, Western
Conservatism--Europe, Western
Right-wing extremists--Europe, Western
Europe--Politics and government--20th century
JN50 / .W55 2006
324.213094