THE RISE AND FAULTS OF THE INTERNALIST PERSPECTIVE IN EXTREME RIGHT STUDIES
2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 42; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00344890600951924
ISSN1749-4001
Autores ResumoClick to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1. Caramani and Hug (1998 Caramani, D. and Hug, S. 1998. The literature on European parties and party systems since 1945: A quantitative analysis.. European Journal of Political Research, 33(4): 497–524. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) note that the first increase in interest appeared in the mid to late 1960s, most likely linked to the emergence of extreme right parties in Belgium and Germany, with the German NDP sparking considerable interest. From then on, the literature follows the general trend up until the beginning of the 1980s where, instead of falling, the interest in these parties grew further with the rise and success of new extreme right parties. 2. The internalist/externalist dichotomy was influenced by Sharman and Phillips (2004 Sharman, J. C. and Phillips, R. 2004. An internalist perspective on party consolidation and the Bulgarian Union of Democratic Forces.. 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In only two cases out of more than 20 approaches was an outright refusal given by potential interviewees.
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