Interactive party effects on electoral performance
How ethnic minority parties aid the populist right in Central and Eastern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6315151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Koev (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 649-659 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068813499867 |
| OpenAlex | W2158732553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 25 |
While the rise of right-wing populism in West European politics has received considerable attention in academic circles, the equivalent phenomenon in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remains understudied. I address this gap by examining the factors contributing to right-wing populist party success in CEE. I argue that the success of such parties is best explained by the presence of salient ethnic minority parties. I propose that successful ethnic minority parties heighten the salience of ethno-nationalist divisions within a state, creating electoral demand for parties of the populist right. Political elites capitalize on the fear generated by the presence of strong minority parties and channel it into electoral support for the populist right. Performing statistical analysis on an original dataset of 108 CEE elections, I find evidence that the electoral performance of right-wing populist parties is influenced by the performance of ethnic minority parties and their participation in government
Ethnic group · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Salience (neuroscience · Salient · Sociology · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
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Turning to the radical right
Contextual-level unemployment and support for radical-right parties
Cleavage theory meets Europe’s crises
At odds with Europe
Identity Politics and Left-wing Populism
Cultural legacies and electoral performance of ethnic minority parties in post‐communist E urope
Ideological backtracking in ethnic parties
Co-ethnic core intermediaries
Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe
The Radical Right in Western Europe
Radical Nationalism in Contemporary Bulgaria
Slovak Nationalism and the Break-up of Czechoslovakia
Uniting the Enemy
Political Parties after Communism
Explaining Workers' Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe
Conditions of far‐right strength in contemporary Western Europe
Who Fears What? Explaining Far-Right-Wing Preference in Europe by Distinguishing Perceived Cultural and Economic Ethnic Threats
What Unites Right-Wing Populists in Western Europe
Conditions Favouring Parties of the Extreme Right in Western Europe
Explaining the Emergence of Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties
The Structuring of Political Cleavages in Post-Communist Societies
The Crisis of Parties and the Rise of New Political Parties
Challenges to established parties
Political opportunity structures and right‐wing extremist party success
Electoral Institutions, Unemployment and Extreme Right Parties
The silent counter-revolution
French electoral theory
Conservation, revolution and protest
Value Change in Industrial Societies
Competition Between Unequals
The Explosive Rise of a Political Party
Ethnic nationalism, social structure, and political agency
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |