Cleavage Politics and the Populist Right: The New Cultural Conflict in Western Europe

by Simon Bornschier

Over the last two decades, right-wing populist parties in Western Europe have gained sizable vote shares and power, much to the fascination and consternation of political observers. Meshing traditionalism and communitarian ideals, right-wing populist parties have come to represent a polar normative ideal to the New Left in Western Europe. In his dynamic study "Cleavage Politics and the Populist Right, " Simon Bornschier applies a cultural as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439901929
• ISBN13: 9781439901922
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"