Protest and Electoral Breakthrough: Challenger Party-Movement Interactions in Germany

Weisskircher, Manès; Hutter, Swen; Borbáth, Endre

doi:10.1080/09644008.2022.2044473

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“…The party system in post-war Germany has undergone some substantial changes (Bräuniger et al 2019, Poguntke 2014, Weisskircher et al 2022. During the decades of separation, the Eastern part of the country was governed by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).…”

Section: Political Parties In Germanymentioning

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Works councils and workers’ party preferences in Germany

Jirjahn,

2024

Brit J Industrial Rel

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Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have non‐financial consequences for society that go beyond the boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of workers in Germany, we show that works councils have an influence on workers’ party preferences. Works council presence is negatively associated with preferences for extreme right‐wing parties and positively associated with preferences for the Social Democratic Party and The Left. These results hold in panel data estimations including a large set of controls and accounting for unobserved individual‐specific factors. Our findings fit the notion that workplace democracy increases workers’ solidarity and their awareness of social and political issues. However, the influence of works council representation on party preferences is gender‐specific. Asymmetric gender norms within society may entail a lower responsiveness of women's party preferences to workplace democracy.

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Section: Political Parties In Germanymentioning

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Works councils and workers’ party preferences in Germany

Jirjahn,

2024

Brit J Industrial Rel

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Section: Political Parties In Germanymentioning

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Works Councils and Workers' Party Preferences in Germany

Jirjahn

2023

SSRN Journal

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“…Radical-right parties and collective actors can create a symbiotic relationship, where on one hand, movements would use such parties as institutional channels to spread their message and eventually impact policies. On the other hand, PRR parties would strengthen their legitimacy and electoral performance, as they appear responsive to grassroots protest, while borrowing the established networks and material resources of far-right movements (Castelli Gattinara et al, 2021; Weisskircher et al, 2022).…”

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The road to European parliament mandate for populist radical-right parties: Selecting the ‘perfect’ AfD candidate

Kamenova

2023

Party Politics

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With growing public distrust toward European institutions, Eurosceptic populist radical-right parties make up almost a third of MEPs in the current European Parliament. As part of the larger scholarly debate on populist parties’ success, this article examines intra-party selection logic for the ‘perfect’ populist radical-right MEP candidate. Using original data from participant observation and interviews with Alternative for Germany delegates during the 2018/2019 European Election Assembly, this study suggests that party members were more likely to be selected as candidates if they (1) possessed extensive network with right-wing social movements to strengthen their electoral mobilization; (2) and showed strong commitment to party cohesion and good reputation to fend off accusations of racism and Nazism.

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Protest and Electoral Breakthrough: Challenger Party-Movement Interactions in Germany

Cited by 12 publications

References 51 publications

Works councils and workers’ party preferences in Germany

Works councils and workers’ party preferences in Germany

Works Councils and Workers' Party Preferences in Germany

The road to European parliament mandate for populist radical-right parties: Selecting the ‘perfect’ AfD candidate

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