1st Edition
The Power of Populism Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands
By Koen Vossen
Copyright 2017
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book discusses the Party for Freedom (PVV), a political party in the Netherlands, founded and led by Geert Wilders. Attaining between 10 and 18% of the votes, the PVV has become one of the largest parties in the Netherlands and is the only political party worldwide without members. Between 2010 and 2012 the party supported a minority coalition of liberals and christian-democrats in... Read more
Preface
1. The making of Geert Wilders 1963-2006
2. The four pillars of the PVV. The PVV’s ideology
3. The PVV in action: national and international activities
4. A unique party. The PVV as a party organisation
5. The many guises of Henk and Ingrid. On PVV voters6. Conclusion
7. Appendix
Biography
Koen Vossen is a political historian, journalist and lecturer at the Political Science Department of the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
