Name: Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe By Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
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Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe: Into the Mainstream? by Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Radical right-wing populist parties, such as Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom, Marine Le Pen's National Front or Nigel Farage's UKIP, are becoming increasingly influential in Western European democracies. Their electoral support is growing, their impact on policy-making is substantial, and in recent years several radical right-wing populist parties have assumed office or supported minority governments.

Are these developments the cause and/or consequence of the mainstreaming of radical right-wing populist parties? Have radical right-wing populist parties expanded their issue profiles, moderated their policy positions, toned down their anti-establishment rhetoric and shed their extreme right reputations to attract more voters and/or become coalition partners? This timely book answers these questions on the basis of both comparative research and a wide range of case studies, covering Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Analysing the extent to which radical right-wing populist parties have become part of mainstream politics, as well as the factors and conditions which facilitate this trend, this book is essential reading for students and scholars working in European politics, in addition to anyone interested in party politics and current affairs more generally.

Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe Reviews

The book accomplishes a great fact-finding mission describing the consequences of right-wing populists in government for party competition. It begins the hunt for theory and finds new puzzles: The effects of radical right-wing government involvement are more complicated than anticipated. The book is an indispensable building block for any scholar dealing with this subject.

Herbert Kitschelt, George V. Allen Professor of International Relations, Duke University, USA

In 2000 Hainsworth et al. noted that the extreme right was moving from the margins to the mainstream. Fifteen years later, in a long-overdue but worthy 'successor' to Hainsworth's seminal volume, Akkerman et al. observe that radical right-wing populist parties have now solidly moved into the mainstream.

Cas Mudde, Associate Professor, Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia, USA

This book offers an updated and in depth analysis of case studies of right-wing populism and extremism, alongside the validation of a crucial hypothesis: have these parties conquered more of the political space of the moderate mainstream right? Thanks to an empirically grounded comparative survey examining the phenomenon, the authors demonstrate that, contrary to shared wisdom, the populist far right is still secure in its extreme position, and remains quite distant from other mainstream parties all over Europe. Moreover, underlining the fact that the gap between extreme and mainstream parties has only been narrowed where a critique of the European Union is concerned, the authors offer further hints to the sensitive topic of euro-scepticism.

Piero Ignazi, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Bologna, Italy

About Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Tjitske Akkerman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Sarah L. de Lange is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Matthijs Rooduijn

is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

1. Introduction. Inclusion and mainstreaming: Radical right-wing populist parties in the new millennium Part I. Comparative analyses 2. Into the mainstream? A comparative analysis of the programmatic profiles of radical right-wing populist parties in Western Europe over time 3. Closing the gap? A comparison of voters for radical right-wing populist parties and mainstream parties over time Part II. Case-studies 4. The mainstreaming of the Austrian Freedom Party: The more things change... 5. The Danish People's Party: Combining cooperation and radical positions 6. From the mainstream to the margin? The radicalisation of the True Finns 7. The Party for Freedom: Balancing between mission, votes and office 8. The taming of the shrew. How the Progress Party (almost) became part of the mainstream 9. Staying away from the mainstream. The case of the Swiss People's Party 10. It is still a long way from Madou Square to Law Street. The evolution of the Flemish Bloc. 11. A new course for the French radical right? The Front National and 'de-demonisation' 12. The UK Independence Party: The dimensions of mainstreaming 13. Conclusions 14. Appendix 1 15. Appendix 2

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1138914983

Title

Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe: Into the Mainstream? by Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Author

Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

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Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

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20160517

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298

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Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe by Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

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Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe: Into the Mainstream? by Tjitske Akkerman (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

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