Cordoning, Competing, and Co-opting: Examining the Political Effects of Radical Right Parties in Western Europe through an Analysis of Political Space
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Date
2010-06
Authors
Gettel, Jason K., 1979-
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Many have written about the rise of radical right political parties in Europe, but
less is known about their impact. This is an investigation of these effects viewed
spatially through the movement of political parties. The factor that most influences
mainstream parties is the ideology of each particular radical right party. When
confronted with an electorally relevant radical right party, mainstream right parties are
more likely to cordon and differentiate if the xenophobic party is authoritarian, and more
likely to engage with and co-opt the space of a neo-liberal xenophobic party. In other
words, more-extreme radical right parties tend to produce a movement away from the
radical right while less-extreme radical right parties tend to produce a movement toward
the radical right. I establish this relationship through several cross-case expert judgment
surveys, and then contextualize this data with qualitative evidence connecting more
closely with actions of the parties themselves.
Description
xi, 128 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.