1992
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1992.tb00306.x
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Contemporary right‐wing extremism in West Germany

Abstract: Abstract. The sudden rise of the extreme right‐wing party ‘The Republicans’in the late 1980s in the Federal Republic of Germany has attracted high attention within and outside Germany. After a few remarks on the definition and history of right‐wing extremism in the Federal Republic of Germany, the paper gives an overview of the Republicans’genesis, organization, membership, platforms and style of electoral campaigns. The final part concentrates on the empirical test of hypotheses deduced from various theoretic… Show more

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“…Consequently, what this analysis has not proven is that unemployment and right-wing extremism (latent or manifest) are not positively related to one another at the micro-level. In other words, the presented results do not contradict previously obtained evidence that extreme right-wing parties appeal especially to unemployed individuals and those voters who, because of their socioeconomic status or occupational field, are especially susceptible to job insecurity (Voerman & Lucardie 1992;Falter 1994; but see Westle & Niedermayer 1992;Lewis-Beck & Mitchell 1993).…”
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confidence: 69%
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“…Consequently, what this analysis has not proven is that unemployment and right-wing extremism (latent or manifest) are not positively related to one another at the micro-level. In other words, the presented results do not contradict previously obtained evidence that extreme right-wing parties appeal especially to unemployed individuals and those voters who, because of their socioeconomic status or occupational field, are especially susceptible to job insecurity (Voerman & Lucardie 1992;Falter 1994; but see Westle & Niedermayer 1992;Lewis-Beck & Mitchell 1993).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 69%
“…More specifically, extreme rightwing parties endorse an authoritarian and hierarchical governmental structure and aggressive nationalism. Further, they frequently adopt an ethnocentrist or racist outlook (Ignazi 1992;Westle & Niedermayer 1992). But not all contemporary extreme right-wing parties in Western Europe have their roots in inter-war fascism.…”
Section: Right-wing Extremism: Conceptualization and Measurementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent studies on far right-wing parties in Europe include, for example, Arzheimer (2008) and Oesch (2008). Westle and Niedermayer (1992), Lubbers and Scheepers (2000), and Siedler (2011) draw special attention to right-wing extremist parties in Germany.…”
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“…Recent studies on far right-wing parties in Europe include, for example, Arzheimer (2008) and Oesch (2008). Westle and Niedermayer (1992), Lubbers and Scheepers (2000), and Siedler (2011) draw special attention to right-wing extremist parties in Germany.…”
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