Empirische Analysen: Politische Mobilisierungen, Dynamiken und Wirkungen von Antisemitismus in der politischen Kultur

Rensmann, Lars

doi:10.1007/978-3-322-80454-9_4

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“…2 In light of our research question, it is also necessary to distinguish PRRPs from right-wing extremist parties. Although the former share some features with the latter (Rensmann et al 2011), such as nationalism, ethnocentrism, a Manichean outlook or an understanding of the people as an exploited entity (see e. g. Backes 2006), these two party types are different party groups after all (see also Frölich-Steffen and Rensmann 2005;Rensmann 2006). The crucial difference between the two is that PRRPs in comparison to right-wing extremist parties, are not anti-constitutional (Betz 1994).…”

Section: Defining Populism and Democratic Qualitymentioning

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Huber

Schimpf

2016

Z Vgl Polit Wiss

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This paper examines the influence of populist radical-right parties (PRRPs) on the democratic quality in Europe. We build on both, theoretical work and qualitative evaluations on the influence of populism on democratic quality. We follow Cas Mudde and Cristobál Rovira Kaltwasser's (2012) distinction between populism in government and populism in opposition. We expect populism in opposition to function as a corrective. That is to say, it acts as a "drunken guest" who blurts out painful truths (e. g. issues which are ignored by other parties or shortcomings of policy outputs). In government, however, it is likely to harm democratic quality since it does not respect the rules of public contestation (e. g. undermining the legitimacy of democratic institutions). Furthermore, we contend that the effect's size is moderated by the level of consolidation, and in the case of PRRPs in government, by the specific type of government.Our empirical tests reveal evidence for the effects of PRRPs in government. We further demonstrate the moderating influence of the cabinet type, adding to the existing literature by offering a comparative, large-n study and testing qualitative derived theory in a cross country setting.

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