1st Edition
Institutional Roles and Radical Right-Wing Populism How Proximity to Power Affects Party Discourse
By Anna Heapy-Silander
Copyright 2025
232 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines how the proximity to government and different institutional roles–being in opposition, government or supporting a minority government–influence European radical right-wing populist (RRWP) parties’ discourse.
Analysing case studies of different institutional roles – Finns Party (opposition), Fidesz (government) and the Danish People’s Party (supporting a minority government) –... Read more
Introduction
1. Radical right-wing populist discourse, its moderation and radicalisation
2. What impacts radical right-wing populist parties’ behaviour in parliament?
3. Quantitative overview of RRWP parties’ discourse in Europe
4. Makeover or takeover? How the rise of the nationalists changed the Finns Party
5. Fidesz: The governing party that is forgetting the people
6. Best of both worlds: Danish People's Party
7. Comparing the three case studies
Conclusion
Biography
Anna Heapy-Silander gained her PhD from the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham.
