Voting Radical Right in Western Europe

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ID23398233
AuthorsTerri E Givens (0000-0002-6631-6572, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author)
Year2005
Publication date2005-10-10
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueVoting Radical Right in Western Europe (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511510113
OpenAlexW4211081596
Open LibraryOL34439083M
ISBN9780511510113
LanguageEN
Citations received98
References cited99

This book was first published in 2005. The economic and political conditions that have led to the rise of radical right parties exist in similar form and intensity all over Europe. Yet, radical right parties have only been successful in a few countries. The Republikaner party's less than 2% of the vote is much lower than the National Front's high of 15% and the Freedom Party's 27% of the vote in national legislative elections. Why do such a small percentage of voters choose the radical right in Germany? Why is the radical right winning more seats in Austria than in France and Germany? The main argument in this book is that radical right parties will have difficulty attracting voters and winning seats in electoral systems that encourage strategic voting and/or strategic coordination by the mainstream parties. The analysis demonstrates that electoral systems and party strategy play a key role in the success of the radical right.

Argument (complex analysis) · Economics · Far right · Legislature · Mainstream · New Right · Political economy · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Radical right · Voting · Chemistry · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · German legal, social, and political studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Elections · Europe · Political parties · Right-wing extremists

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