The strategic ambiguity of the radical right

A study of the Danish People’s Party

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6314737
AutoresJason Jordan (0000-0003-3308-9104, Political Science & International Relations, Drew University, Madison, NJ, USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume30
Fascículo1
Páginas139-150
Data de publicação2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13540688221136819
OpenAlexW4307443437
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas30

Though radical right parties are easily identified by their strong nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiment, significant confusion surrounds their positions on core economic issues, such as taxation and redistribution. This uncertainty may reflect an electoral strategy in which these parties intentionally blur their positions to avoid taking stances on economic issues that divide their target constituencies. Existing research on position blurring and the radical right focuses exclusively on expert surveys and party manifesto statements, providing little information about voter-level perceptions of these parties. This study directly investigates public perception of the positions of the Danish People’s Party, one of the most successful radical right parties in Europe. The study finds strong evidence that the DPP draws on a voter base with below average political awareness, allowing it to more easily recruit voters on opposing sides of economic issues by obscuring its own positions

Ambiguity · Danish · Economics · Immigration · Law and economics · Manifesto · Nationalism · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Radical right · Redistribution (election · Sociology · Law · Psychology