Institutional Roles and Radical Right-Wing Populism - How Proximity to Power Affects Party Discourse

This book examines how the proximity to government, and different institutional roles - being in opposition, government or supporting a minority government - influence European radical right-wing populist (RRWP) parties' discourse.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Radical right-wing populist discourse, its moderation and radicalisation 2. What impacts RRWP parties' behaviour in parliament? 3. Quantitative overview of RRWP parties' discourse in Europe 4. Makeover or takeover? How the rise of the nationalists changed the Finns Party 5. Fidesz - The governing party that is forgetting the people 6. Best of Both Worlds - Danish People's Party 7. Comparing the three case studies Conclusion

About the author

Anna Heapy-Silander gained her PhD from the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham.

Summary

This book examines how the proximity to government, and different institutional roles – being in opposition, government or supporting a minority government – influence European radical right-wing populist (RRWP) parties’ discourse.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Heapy-Silander, Anna (University of Nottingham Heapy-Silander
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032851051
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285105-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms