The Impact of Radical Right-Wing Parties in West European Democracies (Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series)

This book contends that far-right parties play pivotal roles in setting the tone of political debates, shaping the political party system, and structuring government policy. Increasingly, as national governments attempt to cope with new realities of greater global migration, strained welfare states, and threats of foreign terror, opportunities have opened for parties of the far right to position themselves strategically. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Is the Radical Right Making Noise or Changes?....Pages 1-9 Why Is So Little Known About Impacts of Peripheral Parties?....Pages 11-31 A Theory of Peripheral Party Impact....Pages 33-51 The Impact of Radical Right Parties Across Western Europe....Pages 53-77 The Entrepreneurial National Front in France....Pages 79-111 German Parties Have Opportunity Without Actualization....Pages 113-152 The FPÖ Finds a Winning Combination in Leadership and the Third Lager....Pages 153-186 Peripheral Parties are Making Changes....Pages 187-209 Back Matter....Pages 211-236