The Wild, Wild East

German politicians, journalists, and analysts are predicting that the DVU's and the NPD's tenure in state parliaments will be brief. Referring to the NPD, Wolfgang Bosbach of the CDU claimed that the party would quickly lose its appeal because its politicians were "generally lazy, not very intelligent and therefore ineffective in parliament." Similar opinions have been voiced about the DVU. In this article, I argue that, while the DVU is likely to remain a marginal player in German politics, the NPD's electoral breakthrough represents a major new development. Over the last decade, the NPD has evolved into a highly organized social movement in eastern Germany. The fact that it can now mobilize portions of the eastern electorate strongly suggests that it has become a political force as well

Appeal · German · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · German History and Society · German legal, social, and political studies · History · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

• The Organizational Origins of the Contemporary Radical Right

  David Art•Comparative Politics•2008

  Añadir item

• Reacting to the Radical Right

  Open Access•David Art•Party Politics•2007

  Añadir item