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Högerpopulism - en fallstudie över Finland och Ungern

Lundkvist, Emelie LU (2012) STVM21 20121
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This master thesis discusses the growth of radical right wing political parties in Europe. The point of departure is the theoretical framework, which consists of four chosen theories, trying to explain the reason behind the increasing support for radical right wing parties among the voters in Finland and Hungary. The theories are postindustrial developments, a legitimacy crisis for political institutions, a convergence among the established political parties and an increase of certain political questions in the political debate.

In the latest election, the True Finns and Jobbik, became the third biggest party in Finland and Hungary. The main feature of the thesis is its theory testing approach. The theoretical framework’s validity will... (More)
This master thesis discusses the growth of radical right wing political parties in Europe. The point of departure is the theoretical framework, which consists of four chosen theories, trying to explain the reason behind the increasing support for radical right wing parties among the voters in Finland and Hungary. The theories are postindustrial developments, a legitimacy crisis for political institutions, a convergence among the established political parties and an increase of certain political questions in the political debate.

In the latest election, the True Finns and Jobbik, became the third biggest party in Finland and Hungary. The main feature of the thesis is its theory testing approach. The theoretical framework’s validity will be tested on these two cases. The thesis is a qualitative study and a process tracing will be done to discover what underlying sources affected the growth of the True Finns and Jobbik in the latest elections. (Less)
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author
Lundkvist, Emelie LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM21 20121
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Radical right wing parties, Finland, Hungary, theory testing, process tracing
language
Swedish
id
2543066
date added to LUP
2012-06-27 10:52:52
date last changed
2012-06-27 10:52:52
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  abstract     = {{This master thesis discusses the growth of radical right wing political parties in Europe. The point of departure is the theoretical framework, which consists of four chosen theories, trying to explain the reason behind the increasing support for radical right wing parties among the voters in Finland and Hungary. The theories are postindustrial developments, a legitimacy crisis for political institutions, a convergence among the established political parties and an increase of certain political questions in the political debate. 

In the latest election, the True Finns and Jobbik, became the third biggest party in Finland and Hungary. The main feature of the thesis is its theory testing approach. The theoretical framework’s validity will be tested on these two cases. The thesis is a qualitative study and a process tracing will be done to discover what underlying sources affected the growth of the True Finns and Jobbik in the latest elections.}},
  author       = {{Lundkvist, Emelie}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Högerpopulism - en fallstudie över Finland och Ungern}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}