Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe [Hardcover]

The first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe.The first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe by one of the foremost scholars in the field. Cas Mudde offers critical and original insights into the main aspects of European populist radical right parties and considers their impact on European democracies.The first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe by one of the foremost scholars in the field. Cas Mudde offers critical and original insights into the main aspects of European populist radical right parties and considers their impact on European democracies.As Europe enters a significant phase of re-integration of East and West, it faces an increasing problem with the rise of far-right political parties. Cas Mudde offers the first comprehensive and truly pan-European study of populist radical right parties in Europe. He focuses on the parties themselves, discussing them both as dependent and independent variables. Based upon a wealth of primary and secondary literature, this book offers critical and original insights into three major aspects of European populist radical right parties: concepts and classifications; themes and issues; and explanations for electoral failures and successes. It concludes with a discussion of the impact of radical right parties on European democracies, and vice versa, and offers suggestions for future research.Introduction; Part I. Concepts: 1. Constructing a conceptual framework; 2. From conceptualization to classification: which parties?; Part II. Issues: 3. Who's afraid of & ?; 4. M?nnerparteien; 5. It's not the economy, stupid!; 6. Populist radical right democracy; 7. 'Europe for the Europeans'; 8. Globalization: the multi-faced enemy; Part III. Explanations: 9. Demand: in search of the perfect breeding ground; 10. External supply-side: political opportunity structures; 11. Internal supplcZ