Essays about: "western right-wing populist parties"

Found 5 essays containing the words western right-wing populist parties.

  1. 1. The Effect of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Political Imaginary of European Right-Wing Populist Parties

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wilma Nyman; [2023]
    Keywords : Western right-wing populist parties; Russia; political imaginary; political narratives; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The polarizing effect on the relationship between the West and Russia poses poses challenges to the otherwise close ties between right-wing populist parties and Russia. The thesis utilizes political imaginary in conjunction with political narratives to understand the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on the political imaginaries of the Sweden Democrats, the National Rally, and the Freedom Party The study specifically explores how these parties perceive Russia as their leader, their opposition to the European Union (EU), and thus also the underlying tension between populism and liberal democracy. READ MORE

  2. 2. The “threat from abroad” and the breaking of the Swedish “cordon sanitaire” : A critical discourse analysis of right-wing party-political, online communication in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Hugo Ekström; [2022]
    Keywords : Radical right populism; immigration; criminality; political communication; Facebook; normalization; discursive shifts; moral panic; imaginaries; borderline discourse;

    Abstract : In the last decade, we have witnessed a new stage in the mainstreaming and normalization pro­cess of populist radical right policies and ideas in the Western world. This has resulted in in­creasing politicization of issues related to immigration. READ MORE

  3. 3. VARFÖR RÖSTAR FLER MÄN ÄN KVINNOR PÅ HÖGERPOPULISTISKA PARTIER? En studie kring kulturell backlash påverkan på könsgapet

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nikie Håkansson de Leeuw; [2019-09-24]
    Keywords : European radical right parties; cultural backlash; populism; gender; gender gap; voting behaviour;

    Abstract : In most of the countries in Europe it exists a substantial overrepresentation of men voting for right wing populist parties. This paper focuses on understanding why these parties attract more men than women. READ MORE

  4. 4. Right-wing populism and Facebook as the political arena: A quantitative study on political engagement online

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victor Bengtsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Right-wing populism; Facebook; Political participation; Rational choice; Cas Mudde; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Right-wing populism has spread across the European continent during the 21th century, this paper examines if this also is the case on the social media platform Facebook. Through the use of multivariate ordinary linear regression models the thesis seeks to answer if right-wing populist parties and leaders in 12 western European countries generate more followers on their official Facebook accounts than their non-populist competitors. READ MORE

  5. 5. Success at last for a Radical Right-Wing Party in Sweden?: A case study of voter support for the Sweden Democrats in the city of Malmo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Beth Hollenbeck; [2010]
    Keywords : xenophobia; right-wing extremism; Sweden; radical right-wing populist parties; Sweden Democrats; Malmo; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper consists of a case study of the recent relative success of the populist radical right-wing party, the Sweden Democrats, in the municipality of Malmo in the southern region of Scania in Sweden. Seven explanatory factors behind radical right-wing party success in Western Europe were selected to be analyzed as they applied to this case. READ MORE