Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Political Science

Content Description

1 online resource (iii, ix, 133 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Victor Asal

Committee Members

Cheng Chen, Rey Koslowski

Keywords

Europe, Ideology, New Right Parties, Party Politics, Political parties, Conservatism, Right and left (Political science), Political participation

Subject Categories

Political Science

Abstract

The New Right is the fastest growing party family in Europe. Factors contributing to its success have been grouped broadly into two types: demand-side factors and supply-side factors. Demand-side factors comprise socio-economic developments such as unemployment, public mistrust in the political establishment, and levels of immigration. Supply-side factors relate to the mechanics of the party system, the type of the electoral system, and endogenous features of parties such as ideology, leadership and organization. Demand-side factors dominate in the literature on New Right party success. This study concentrates on party ideology in order to explain the electoral credibility of the New Right. Through a QCA analysis of party manifestos, this study shows how successful New Right parties achieve electoral success by composing a party platform that translates the New Right ideological markers of nativism, exclusion, and authoritarianism into policy output that upholds democratic standards and avoids inflammatory language. Unlike most comparative studies on the New Right, which focus on Western European parties, this study includes the New Right in Central and Eastern Europe.

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