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This book shows that while radical-right behavior is increasing across Western democracies, the number of radical-right citizens is not; in fact, the erosion of certain social norms means that those with radical-right views now feel more comfortable acting on them.
List of contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: A norms-based theory of political supply and demand
- 3: The three phases of political normalization
- 4: Reported vote: An observational measure of political stigmatization
- 5: First phase: The latency equilibrium
- 6: Second phase: The activation stage
- 7: Third phase: The surfacing equilibrium
- 8: The normalization of the radical right in Germany
- 9: Conclusion
- Appendix: Additional materials and analyses
- References
- Index
About the author
Vicente Valentim (PhD European University Institute, 2021) is a political scientist working on comparative politics, political behavior, and political culture. He explores how democracies generate norms against behavior associated with authoritarianism, how those norms are sustained, and how they erode. He also has a keen interest in political methodology, especially causal inference methods. His work has been published in journals including
Journal of Politics,
British Journal of Political Science, and
Comparative Political Studies.
Summary
This book shows that while radical-right behavior is increasing across Western democracies, the number of radical-right citizens is not; in fact, the erosion of certain social norms means that those with radical-right views now feel more comfortable acting on them.
