Transforming the Transformation? (Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy) - Hardcover

Minkenberg, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138831832 ISBN 13: 9781138831834

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Transforming the transformation? The East European Radical Right in the Political Process examines the significance of radical right parties, along with other organizations, in terms of their involvement in the political process of new democracies.

This groundbreaking study highlights firstly the radical right’s interaction with other political actors, such as parties, governments and interest groups, in their respective countries. Secondly, the contributors analyze the effects of such interaction with regard to agenda setting and policies in "loaded" policy fields, namely minorities and immigration, law and order, religion, territorial issues and democratization. Through an examination of the role of radical right actors in political processes and an assessment of the resulting measurable outcomes, this book shows how policies, election results and regime changes indicate shifts away from the liberal-democratic order institutionalized in the course of post-Communist transformation.

Offering a unique cross-national comparison of particular facets and themes, as well as in-depth analysis of country cases, this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as scholars, of European politics and far right studies.

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About the Author

Michael Minkenberg is Professor of Comparative Political Science at European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138831832
• ISBN 13: 9781138831834
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396