Fred Paxton

Restrained Radicals

Populist Radical Right Parties in Local Government

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Produktbeschreibung

"Comparing cases in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland, Restrained Radicals explains the different approaches to local government taken by populist radical right parties, the extent of their radicalism and their impact from positions of power as they integrate into the democratic system"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 158mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9781009379083
• ISBN-10: 1009379089
• Artikelnr.: 67638091

Autorenporträt

Fred Paxton is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Milan. He was awarded his Ph.D. at the European University Institute. His work has been published in various academic journals including Political Science Research and Methods and Government and Opposition. This is his first academic monograph.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Going local: understanding the impact of the populist radical right in local government
3. The entry of populist radical right parties into local power
4. Do they make a difference? The policy impact of populist radical right parties in local power
5. Mainstreaming: the impact of local power on the discourse of populist radical right parties
6. Laboratories or showcases? Explaining the varied forms of local government under populist radical right mayors
7. Conclusion
References
Appendices
Index.