Marginalization, not mainstreaming
Explaining the failure of fringe parties in Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6315430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Stanley (0000-0001-6932-1046, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland), Radosław Markowski (0000-0001-6018-3409, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland), Mikołaj Cześnik (0000-0003-0246-1321, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-57 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068819863616 |
| OpenAlex | W2965389762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
While the Polish party system has shown signs of consolidation and stabilization in recent years, it is still susceptible to the emergence of new parties that seek to exploit untended ideological niches. However, these fringe parties consistently fail to establish themselves as permanent inhabitants of these niches or to consolidate their initial electoral gains by transforming themselves into mainstream parties. In this article, we use data from the Polish National Election Study to analyse voting patterns over the period 2001–2015 in an attempt to explain fringe party failure. We conclude that fringe parties in Poland fail for two reasons: they are electorally ‘squeezed’ by mainstream parties that are capable of attracting the natural constituencies of fringe parties, while those natural constituencies also have a greater propensity to abstain from participating in elections
Business · Computer security · Consolidation (business · Exploit · Ideology · Mainstream · Mainstreaming · Natural (archaeology · Natural experiment · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Voting · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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Poland’s Palikot Movement
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The Continuing Advance of the Minor Parties
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Measuring Representation
The League of Polish Families between East and West, past and present
Economic Reform, the Free Market and Agriculture in Poland
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |