CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Bördős, Éva |
|---|---|
| Title | LEFT-RIGHT, LEFT-RIGHT - Economic Policies of Eight European Populist Radical Right Wing Parties |
| Summary | The recent electoral success of contemporary populist radical right wing parties in Europe resulted in an increased scholarly interest. Despite the large number of studies on the nature of such parties and the voting behavior behind them, their economic agenda has not yet deserved thorough academic attention. This thesis content analyzes the electoral programs of eight European populist radical right parties – both from Western and Central-Eastern Europe – and measures their stance on economic policy. It empirically supports the theory that contemporary populist radical parties rather pursue protectionist, leftist, welfare-chauvinist economic policy. It concludes we can expect more emphasis on the economy in their political agenda in the future. The thesis also points out that the left-right dichotomy has not faded over time, while stresses the relevance of multidimensionality in measuring party positions. |
| Supervisor | Enyedi Zsolt |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/bordos_eva.pdf |
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