CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Greskovics, Borbála |
|---|---|
| Title | CAN WE DO BETTER? Grassroot parties success in maintaining their movement origins Comparative analysis of Podemos and Jobbik |
| Summary | This thesis aims to examine parties that criticize the traditional political system and traditional parties as well – whether or not they are able to do differently; or better from their perspective. I respond to this question by analyzing movement parties that typically aim to do something reformist compared to the parties that already exist. I analyze two parties in two different parts of Europe, with different historical backgrounds, both of which emerged from social movements, although with opposing ideologies. The leftist Podemos (‘We can’) in Spain and the radical right, Jobbik (‘Jobbik’) in Hungary, are both rooted in a movement and both claim that they can do better than the other parties that they believe have failed after the regime changes within their respective countries. This aim necessitates the exploration of empirical data that can be used to understand this complex phenomenon. Therefore, in this thesis, besides looking for an answer to the questions I also attempt to find those empirical materials that can be used to gain a deeper understanding of parties’ movement-like characteristics. The outcome of the thesis reveals certain characteristics of each party that might be connected to its movement origins. Podemos’ movement characteristics appear already in its operational structure, while Jobbik’s movement-like characteristics appear mainly in its informal relationship to its supporters. |
| Supervisor | Enyedi, Zsolt |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/greskovics_borbala.pdf |
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