The author analyses the reasons behind the electoral success of European right-wing populist parties. Using the Austrian Freedom Party under Jörg Haider as a case study and with a richness of primary material, he argues that their success is only partly caused by «racism». It is also, and more prominently, the result of populism – i.e. a critique of the «elite». These parties and their voters should not, then, be labelled as arrogant insiders attacking downtrodden… (more)
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften (April 08, 2016)
Collection: DemOkrit
Format: EPUB
Page count: 264 pages
Protection: DRM
Language: English