CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Davis, Willa Catherine |
|---|---|
| Title | Analyzing the Effects of Capitalist Diversity and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis on the Rise of Populist Radical-Right Parties in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania |
| Summary | This study focuses on examining the relationship that exists between the economic systems in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the rise of the populist radical right. While the populist radical right is often linked to issues surrounding culture and identity or political protest, this analysis suggests that the occurrence of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and its subsequent repercussions led to the emergence of the EKRE in Estonia, the NA in Latvia, and the LTS in Lithuania. The paper uses quantitative content analysis, and thus presents a conceptual evaluation of the frequency with which key terms are mentioned throughout the data. The findings of the study suggest that the rise of populist radical right parties in the Baltic States is more strongly linked to the two alternative arguments in the paper, namely that the country’s populations perceive their national culture and identities to be threatened and that voters engage in political protest by voting for parties perceived to be outside the political establishment. |
| Supervisor | Daniel Bochsler |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/davis_willa.pdf |
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