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Despite the recent wealth of literature on national populism,
research has often overlooked one crucial aspect: the border. This
innovative book bridges these key concepts, providing a new
theoretical conceptualisation of the interplay between populism,
nationalism and territorial borders. In this book, borders are not
considered as mere institutional boundaries between nation states;
on the contrary, the authors adopt a multi-dimensional view of
borders as narratives, issues and territorial spaces of
mobilisation. Reconsidering the contemporary politicisation of
borders in Western Europe, the authors investigate how national
populism deals with territorial borders and the various meanings
they embody. Empirical case studies focusing on the Swiss
borderlands explore parties' programmes and discourses,
representatives' attitudes, as well as public opinion and voting
behaviour, offering key insights into how political actors and
citizens react to trends such as growing transnational flows,
globalisation and European integration. This timely book, based on
original party sources and surveys, will be an essential resource
for students and scholars of political science, political
sociology, border studies, European integration, Euroscepticism and
Swiss politics. Its context-oriented analysis will also prove
beneficial to practitioners and representatives involved in
cross-border cooperation.
In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent
Bernhard explores the nature of direct-democratic campaigning in
Switzerland. The author examines four policy areas: immigration,
healthcare, welfare and economic liberalism focussing on interviews
with campaign managers to provide a comprehensive analysis of
direct-democratic campaigning.
In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent
Bernhard explores the nature of direct-democratic campaigning in
Switzerland. The author examines four policy areas: immigration,
healthcare, welfare and economic liberalism focussing on interviews
with campaign managers to provide a comprehensive analysis of
direct-democratic campaigning.
Over the last three decades, numerous radical right populist
parties (RRPP) have emerged, developed, and strengthened their
electoral weight in Western Europe. Yet, while several RRPP have
managed to formally participate in government coalitions (such as
in Italy, Austria, and Switzerland) or to informally support
minority governments (such as in Denmark, and in The Netherlands)
and while other RRPP have become highly visible opposition forces
(such as in France, and Germany), the influence exercised by RRPP
remain underexplored. It is essential to focus on their policy
influence because of their electoral strength but also because they
are often perceived by journalists, citizens, policy-makers as well
as by researchers as a threat to democracy. As a reaction,
mainstream parties tend to adopt specific strategies - such as
measures of militant democracy towards RRPP. The aim of this book
is to contribute to theoretical and empirical research in political
science by bringing together a variety of contributions about the
influence of RRPP in terms of policies on their core issues. To
that end, we ask under which circumstances these parties are able
to do so in contemporary Western Europe. This book proposes to
focus on the role played by party status. Are RRPP better able to
leave their imprints when they are in power or support minority
governments than when they hold opposition or outsider status in
Western Europe?
Over the last three decades, numerous radical right populist
parties (RRPP) have emerged, developed, and strengthened their
electoral weight in Western Europe. Yet, while several RRPP have
managed to formally participate in government coalitions (such as
in Italy, Austria, and Switzerland) or to informally support
minority governments (such as in Denmark, and in The Netherlands)
and while other RRPP have become highly visible opposition forces
(such as in France, and Germany), the influence exercised by RRPP
remain underexplored. It is essential to focus on their policy
influence because of their electoral strength but also because they
are often perceived by journalists, citizens, policy-makers as well
as by researchers as a threat to democracy. As a reaction,
mainstream parties tend to adopt specific strategies - such as
measures of militant democracy towards RRPP. The aim of this book
is to contribute to theoretical and empirical research in political
science by bringing together a variety of contributions about the
influence of RRPP in terms of policies on their core issues. To
that end, we ask under which circumstances these parties are able
to do so in contemporary Western Europe. This book proposes to
focus on the role played by party status. Are RRPP better able to
leave their imprints when they are in power or support minority
governments than when they hold opposition or outsider status in
Western Europe?
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