The End of Consensus in Austria and Switzerland

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ID6286508
AuthorsRichard Rose (0000-0002-6603-1067, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume11
Issue2
Pages26-40
Publication date2000-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2000.0044
OpenAlexW2065992522
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited3

The entry of Jörg Haider's right-wing Freedom Party into Austrian government has raised an international outcry about the threat to democracy posed by a demagogic leader who in the past has endorsed Nazi policies. Yet these fears have distracted attention from the real reasons for Haider's appeal. It is superficial to interpret Haider's vote as showing that Austrians want to be ruled by a Führer or to base their government on racist policies, for 73 percent of Austrians did not vote for the Freedom Party in the October 1999 elections. Moreover, public opinion surveys show that Austrians tend to be more tolerant of immigrants than their neighbors in Central and Eastern Europe. 1

Appeal · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration

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