Revenge of the Radical Right
@article{Butkov2014RevengeOT, title={Revenge of the Radical Right}, author={Lenka Bu{\vs}t{\'i}kov{\'a}}, journal={Comparative Political Studies}, year={2014}, volume={47}, pages={1738 - 1765} }
What explains the success and failure of radical right parties over time and across countries? This article presents a new theory of the radical right that emphasizes its reactive nature and views it as backlash against the political successes of minorities and concessions extracted on their behalf. Unlike approaches that focus on competition between the extreme and mainstream parties, the theory stresses the dynamics between radical right and non-proximate parties that promote minority rights… Expand
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