The Dark Side of European Politics: Unmasking the Radical Right
Titel:
The Dark Side of European Politics: Unmasking the Radical Right
Auteur:
Zaslove, Andrej
Verschenen in:
Journal of european integration
Paginering:
Jaargang 26 (2004) nr. 1 pagina's 61-81
Jaar:
2004-03
Inhoud:
The 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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