| ID | 094441 |
| Title Proper | Can Leopards change their spots? Between Xenophobia and trans-ethnic populism among west European far right parties |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Williams, Michelle Hale |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Racism and xenophobia have fueled radical right-wing party electoral success across Western Europe. This article investigates whether key changes have occurred in radical right-wing xenophobia in recent years, mainly a moderating trend and a shifting out-group focus. The analysis in this article suggests such a 21st-century transformation. Radical right-wing party programmatic orientations have moderated and their appeals have broadened. The out-groups and immigrant enemies of the postwar era have been superseded, especially as anti-Semitism has been traded for anti-Muslim Islamophobia. Populism is explored in its potential causal logic for observed changes. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 16, No. 1; Jan-Mar 2010: p. 111 - 134 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 16, No. 1; Jan-Mar 2010: p. 111 - 134 |
| Key Words | Leopards ; Trans-ethnic Populism ; Xenophobia ; West European ; Anti - Muslim Islamophobia |