Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 4
Title Page......Page 10
Copyright Page......Page 11
Table of Contents......Page 12
List of illustrations......Page 14
List of contributors......Page 17
Acknowledgement......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
Defining radical right-wing populism......Page 24
Dimensions of mainstreaming......Page 25
Explanations for mainstreaming......Page 28
Party goals......Page 29
Internal and external conditions influencing mainstreaming......Page 36
Outline of the book......Page 39
References......Page 41
PART I: Comparative analyses......Page 48
Introduction......Page 50
Measuring mainstreaming......Page 51
From radical party to mainstream party?......Page 58
From niche party to mainstream party?......Page 61
From anti-establishment party to mainstream party?......Page 64
Conclusion......Page 66
References......Page 68
Introduction......Page 72
Closing the gap?......Page 73
Research design......Page 77
Results......Page 79
Conclusion......Page 82
Notes......Page 85
References......Page 86
PART II: Case studies......Page 90
Introduction......Page 92
Mainstreaming......Page 93
The FPÖ’s goals and strategies......Page 101
Conclusion......Page 107
Notes......Page 108
References......Page 109
Introduction......Page 113
Up the mainstream......Page 114
The development of the goals and strategies of the DF......Page 120
Conclusion......Page 127
References......Page 129
Introduction......Page 132
Mainstreaming......Page 135
Goals and strategies......Page 147
The political opportunity structures......Page 154
Notes......Page 158
References......Page 159
Introduction......Page 163
To the mainstream and back......Page 166
Notes......Page 182
References......Page 184
Origin, ideology and electoral development......Page 188
Moving into the mainstream......Page 190
Changing goals and priorities......Page 198
Party strategies and the impact of external and internal conditions......Page 204
Part of ‘the mainstream’, but for how long?......Page 206
Bibliography......Page 207
Introduction......Page 212
Between mainstreaming and de-mainstreaming......Page 213
Prioritising a vote-seeking strategy......Page 215
Strategic dilemmas......Page 217
Organisational, institutional and inter-party conditions......Page 218
Direct democracy as a protest institutional arena......Page 220
Conclusion......Page 222
References......Page 223
Introduction......Page 227
Ideological development: mainstreaming, but not enough......Page 229
Goals and strategy: why the VB has remained a niche party outside the mainstream......Page 235
Conclusion and prospect......Page 238
Notes......Page 239
References......Page 240
Introduction......Page 244
Continuity and change in non-mainstream features......Page 245
Goals, strategies and public impact of de-demonisation......Page 252
Conclusion......Page 260
Notes......Page 262
References......Page 264
Introduction......Page 266
Mainstreaming......Page 268
Goals and strategies......Page 273
Contextual factors: the political opportunity structure and leadership politics......Page 279
Conclusion......Page 283
References......Page 284
Comparative analyses......Page 287
Case studies......Page 289
Partial mainstreaming......Page 295
The inclusion-moderation thesis revisited......Page 297
References......Page 300
Appendix......Page 302
Index......Page 311