 |
What Does Party Discourse Show about Party Ideology? A Close Examination of the Established Party Programs in Western Europe
| |
| | Unformatted Document Text:
What Does Party Discourse Show about Party Ideology? A Close
Examination of the Established Party Programs in Western Europe
Odul Celep
East Stroudsburg University
Department of Political Science
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301-2999
## email not listed ##
Abstract
Many scholars acknowledge that right-wing extremism pose a threat todemocratic norms and institutions, but the existing research does not tell usenough about the effects of the newly emerged extreme right-wing parties(ERPs) on the politics established democracies. Drawing on party literatureand spatial theories of party competition, as well as the empirical datacollected as a part of the Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP) project, thisstudy examines how the ERPs have influenced the political agenda of theestablished parties in Western Europe. Specifically, I argue that the risingelectoral strength of the ERPs alone is not a sufficient indicator of theinfluence of right-wing extremism on democratic politics. Instead,ideologically rightward movements of the established parties should betaken into account in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of howrising right-wing extremism has structured the political agenda ofcontemporary democracies.
Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the AmericanPolitical Science Association, September 1-4, 2005, Washington, DC.
|
| |
| |
|
|
What Does Party Discourse Show about Party Ideology? A Close
Examination of the Established Party Programs in Western Europe
Odul Celep
East Stroudsburg University
Department of Political Science
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301-2999
Abstract
Many scholars acknowledge that right-wing extremism pose a threat to
democratic norms and institutions, but the existing research does not tell us
enough about the effects of the newly emerged extreme right-wing parties
(ERPs) on the politics established democracies. Drawing on party literature
and spatial theories of party competition, as well as the empirical data
collected as a part of the Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP) project, this
study examines how the ERPs have influenced the political agenda of the
established parties in Western Europe. Specifically, I argue that the rising
electoral strength of the ERPs alone is not a sufficient indicator of the
influence of right-wing extremism on democratic politics. Instead,
ideologically rightward movements of the established parties should be
taken into account in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of how
rising right-wing extremism has structured the political agenda of
contemporary democracies.
Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association, September 1-4, 2005, Washington, DC.
|
|
 Convention | | Submission, Review, and Scheduling! All Academic Convention can help with all of your abstract management needs and many more. Contact us today for a quote! | | Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf. | | Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets! | | Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more! | | Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering. | | Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more! | | Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches! | | Click here for more information. |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Page 1 of 76 
