The Dark Side of European Politics: Unmasking the Radical Right
2004; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 26; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/0703633042000197799
ISSN1477-2280
Autores ResumoThe first part of this article argues that the recent emergence of right‐wing political parties in Western Europe do not constitute either a return to fascism, a new form of extremism, or simply a new incarnation of populism, nor can its reappearance be explained by the 'new values/old values' approach of the post‐materialist school. Instead, it proposes that it is more accurate to refer to the emergence of right‐wing parties as radical right populism. The second part of the article argues that radical right populist parties have a specific party organisational structure, mobilising tactics, and a specific ideology. Radical right populist parties combine charismatic leadership, a populist discourse and a hierarchical party structure with the ability of the organisations to penetrate and mobilise disenfranchised and alienated voters within civil society. They employ an anti‐state, anti‐bureaucratic, anti‐elite, anti‐European Union political message. This message is coupled with the scapegoating of immigrants and 'outsiders.' And finally, radical right populist parties paradoxically support a free‐market economy, while opposing economic and cultural globalisation.
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