Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe

The first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe.

Cas Mudde (Author)

9780521616324, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 August 2007

404 pages, 18 tables
22.8 x 16.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.66 kg

' … the book is a must read for students of European politics… The book is likely to become a benchmark for future work on the radical right.' Journal of Politics

As Europe enters a significant phase of re-integration of East and West, it faces an increasing problem with the rise of far-right political parties. Cas Mudde offers the first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe. He focuses on the parties themselves, discussing them both as dependent and independent variables. Based upon a wealth of primary and secondary literature, this book offers critical and original insights into three major aspects of European populist radical right parties: concepts and classifications; themes and issues; and explanations for electoral failures and successes. It concludes with a discussion of the impact of radical right parties on European democracies, and vice versa, and offers suggestions for future research.

Introduction
Part I. Concepts: 1. Constructing a conceptual framework
2. From conceptualization to classification: which parties?
Part II. Issues: 3. Who's afraid of … ?
4. Männerparteien
5. It's not the economy, stupid!
6. Populist radical right democracy
7. 'Europe for the Europeans'
8. Globalization: the multi-faced enemy
Part III. Explanations: 9. Demand: in search of the perfect breeding ground
10. External supply-side: political opportunity structures
11. Internal supply-side: the populist radical right party
12. Assessing impact: populist radical right parties vs. European democracies
13. Conclusions.

Subject Areas: Politics & government [JP]