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Local Ties and Voting Radical Right in Europe

By:

Jennifer Fitzgerald

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology

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Who votes for radical right parties and why? This book argues that the increasing popularity of the radical right in Europe originates in community bonds: strong ties to one's locality motivate support for the radical right. These parties use nostalgic themes and symbolic politicking to idealize community, defend local autonomy, and ultimately draw local identity into the electoral realm. While other explanations of the radical right's popularity typify supporters as victims of macro-economic shifts and strains, the author's account explores people's day-to-day experiences that link local connections to political decisions. The analysis also raises questions about the political implications of different formal authority structures such as the level and nature of power devolved to local units. The localist model of radical right support illuminates the psychological, social, and institutional conditions and processes that render people's feelings about their cities, towns, and villages relevant for politics.

Author Biography:

Jennifer Fitzgerald is co-author of Partisan Families (Cambridge, 2007), awarded the International Society of Political Psychology's Alexander George Book Award for best book in political psychology. Her other accolades include a Fulbright Award to conduct research in France, the University of Chicago's Morton Kaplan Prize, and repeated teaching awards at the University of Colorado Boulder where she is Associate Professor of Political Science. Her research has been published in the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Political Behavior, World Politics, Electoral Studies and International Migration Review, among others.

Release date Australia

February 20th, 2020

Author

Jennifer Fitzgerald

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises; 36 Tables, black and white; 39 Halftones, black and white

Pages

268

Series

Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology

Dimensions

152x230x17

ISBN-13

9781108432672

Product ID

33176751

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