6.From Outsider to Playmakers: Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties and Swiss Migration Policy

D’Amato, Gianni; Skenderovic, Damir

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“…But when in 2003 the tribunal concluded that naturalizations could not be decided by local citizens’ assemblies since they did not provide for the constitutionally guaranteed administrative appeals procedure (Helbling 2009: 105), the Swiss People's Party launched a popular initiative (which failed in June 2008; BK 2012) to overrule this decision. On this occasion, Blocher's party openly criticized the ruling of the Federal Tribunal as an expression of the ‘republic of jurists’ and as a direct attack against Switzerland's century-old direct-democratic tradition (D'Amato and Skenderovic 2009: 86; also Zuppiger 2003). Thus, despite the first decrease in the party's vote share for 20 years in the federal elections of 2011 (Mueller and Dardanelli 2013), the Swiss People's Party keeps showing great skill in pushing the issues it cares about (Europe, law and order and immigration) to the top of the political agenda, especially by making heavy use of direct democratic means.…”

Section: Assessing the Challenge To Liberal Democracy: The Empirical mentioning

confidence: 99%

Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Albertazzi¹,

Mueller²

2013

Gov. & oppos.

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The enduring electoral success of populist parties across Europe and the increasing opportunities they have gained to access government in recent years bring once more into relief the question of whether populism and democracy are fully compatible. In this article we show how, despite playing different roles in government within very different political systems, and despite the numerous constraints placed upon them (for instance, EU membership, international law and domestic checks and balances), populist parties consistently pursued policies that clashed with fundamental tenets of liberal democracy. In particular, the idea that the power of the majority must be limited and restrained, the sanctity of individual rights and the principle of the division of powers have all come under threat in contemporary Europe. This has contributed to the continuing erosion of the liberal consensus, which has provided one of the fundamental foundations of the European project from its start.

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Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Albertazzi¹,

Mueller²

2013

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“…This is not the first time the canton of Geneva has had popular RWPPs. Between the 1960s and 1990s, the RWPP Vigilance successfully operated in the canton mobilizing on issues such as the regulation of immigration and the fight against over‐foreignization (D'Amato & Skenderovic, 2009 ). Today, the canton faces high rates of unemployment and immigration, a lack of accommodation, an increase in rent, traffic congestion, and an increase in the number of cross‐border workers.…”

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“…Consequently, it represents a fertile ground for RWPPs to engage with issues such as immigration and borders. In addition, the canton Geneva holds a long‐standing legacy of right‐wing populist politicization concerning immigration and border issues (D'Amato & Skenderovic, 2009 ).…”

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Right‐Wing Populist Parties' Bordering Narratives in Times of Crisis: Anti‐Immigration Discourse in the Genevan Borderland during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Yerly

2022

Swiss Political Sci Review

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Right‐wing populist parties (RWPPs) view immigration as a threat to national identity and cultural and political cohesion. This paper explores the discourse on immigration of two such parties during a systemic crisis (the COVID‐19 pandemic) in a borderland area that entails a specific “symbolization” of the border as a result of geographic proximity. What kind of bordering narratives occur in this context, and how do they evolve? To answer these questions, the major RWPPs operating in the Geneva region were studied: the Genevan Swiss People's Party and the Geneva Citizens' Movement. Through a critical discourse analysis, a total of 181 documents published between 1 January and 31 August 2020 were analyzed, including the parties' official Facebook posts, press releases, and newspaper articles. Results show that the context of the pandemic favored the emergence of a strong re‐bordering narrative.

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Variation in policy success: radical right populism and migration policy

Lutz

2018

West European Politics

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6.From Outsider to Playmakers: Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties and Swiss Migration Policy

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Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

Right‐Wing Populist Parties' Bordering Narratives in Times of Crisis: Anti‐Immigration Discourse in the Genevan Borderland during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Variation in policy success: radical right populism and migration policy

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