Mapping extreme right ideology an empirical geography of the European extreme right /

An explanation of variations in the discourses and electoral success of 25 extreme right parties across 17 European political systems. The book shows how the European extreme right is mapped by the positions of parties and voters on two ideological dimensions, and how the match between these determi...

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Main Authors: Bruter, Michael, 1975
Group Author: Harrison, Sarah
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230336834
Summary: An explanation of variations in the discourses and electoral success of 25 extreme right parties across 17 European political systems. The book shows how the European extreme right is mapped by the positions of parties and voters on two ideological dimensions, and how the match between these determines electoral success.
'The extreme right has played a significant role in European politics in the past. The most recent developments demonstrate that extreme rightist tendencies will have an impact on Europe in the foreseeable future also. Michael Bruter and Sarah Harrison's brilliant analysis of the extreme right's way of thinking is published exactly at the right moment.' - Anton Pelinka, Professor of Nationalism Studies and Political Science, Central European University, Budapest 'This is a brilliant, comprehensive and lucid study of the European extreme right. The authors succeed in synthesizing the vast rel
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230581012, 2011.
Carrier Form: 248 p.
ISBN: 9780230581012
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CLC: D750.64
Contents: Introduction and Research Question Theoretical Framework and Conceptual Map Case Selection and Methodology The Conceptual Map and Extreme Right Elites Capturing the Ideological Identities of Extreme Right Parties Exploring the Extreme Right Universe: Patterns of Internal Party Competition How Stable is the Discourse of Extreme Right Parties over Time? An Analysis of the Press Releases of Five European Extreme Right Parties Match or Mismatch? Investigating the Match between Extreme Right Parties' Ideological Positions and the Ideological Preferences of Voters Summary of Findings, Conclusions