ISBN:
9781108697248
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 298 Seiten)
,
Diagramme
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Buštíková, Lenka, 1973 - Extreme reactions
DDC:
306.2/60947
Keywords:
Right-wing extremists
;
Populism
;
Political parties
;
Elections
;
Conservatism
;
Fascism
;
Racism
;
Right-wing extremists ; Europe, Eastern
;
Populism ; Europe, Eastern
;
Political parties ; Europe, Eastern
;
Elections ; Europe, Eastern
;
Conservatism ; Europe, Eastern
;
Fascism ; Europe, Eastern
;
Racism ; Europe, Eastern
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Europe, Eastern ; Politics and government
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Europe, Eastern Politics and government
;
Osteuropa
;
Rechtsradikale Partei
;
Minderheit
;
Geschichte 1991-
;
Osteuropa
;
Rechtsradikalismus
;
Populismus
;
Minderheitenfrage
Abstract:
Focusing on the rising support for the populist right in Eastern Europe, this book examines how anger and resentment towards minorities is being utilized in politics. Bustikova details the process by which the acquisition of political power and demand for rights by ascendant minority groups precipitates a backlash of mobilization from the radical right. However, this book also argues that prejudice against minorities is not a sentiment exclusive to right-wing voters and is not the root cause of increasing support for the radical right. Rather, this study reveals variation in how minorities are accommodated by the government and explains the electoral successes and failures of radical right parties. By examining the capitalization on these feelings of discontent towards politically assertive minorities and with the governmental policies that yield to their demands, Bustikova exposes volatile, zeitgeist-dependent conditions under which once fringe right-wing parties have risen to prominent but precarious positions of power.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Nov 2019)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108697248
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