Radical Right Voters and Parties in the Electoral Market |
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| Author:
| Norris, Pippa |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-84914-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $76.00 |
Book Description:
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During recent decades, radical right parties have been surging in popularity in many nations, gaining legislative seats, enjoying the legitimacy endowed by ministerial office, and striding the corridors of government power. Despite the interest, little consensus has emerged about the primary factors driving this phenomenon. This book explains why radical right parties have advanced in a diverse array of democracies--including in Austria, Canada, Norway, France, Italy, New Zealand,...
More DescriptionDuring recent decades, radical right parties have been surging in popularity in many nations, gaining legislative seats, enjoying the legitimacy endowed by ministerial office, and striding the corridors of government power. Despite the interest, little consensus has emerged about the primary factors driving this phenomenon. This book explains why radical right parties have advanced in a diverse array of democracies--including in Austria, Canada, Norway, France, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, Israel, Romania, Russia, and Chile--while failing to make comparable gains in similar societies elsewhere, such as in Sweden, Britain, and the United States.