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A crisis of ideology? A study on the ideological implications of the rise of radical right parties on the European center-right

Algvere, Oskar LU (2024) STVM23 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This study aims to highlight the ideological aspect of the incumbent crisis of the European center-right. It does so by analyzing election manifestos from national elections between 2012 to 2022. The study parties are Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) of Germany and Les Républicains of France. The study makes use of theories regarding party competition. The applied method is an idea analysis using ideological ideal types based in conservatism and classical liberalism to guide the analysis. The policy areas that have been studied are derived from what earlier research has highlighted as being central to the emergence of radical right parties. The results of the study are that use of ideology differs greatly between the two... (More)
This study aims to highlight the ideological aspect of the incumbent crisis of the European center-right. It does so by analyzing election manifestos from national elections between 2012 to 2022. The study parties are Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) of Germany and Les Républicains of France. The study makes use of theories regarding party competition. The applied method is an idea analysis using ideological ideal types based in conservatism and classical liberalism to guide the analysis. The policy areas that have been studied are derived from what earlier research has highlighted as being central to the emergence of radical right parties. The results of the study are that use of ideology differs greatly between the two studied cases. Theoretically, this was expected to be the case since each national election is its own arena for party competition, with different competitors. The results of the study suggest that the proposed incumbent crisis of the European center-right also has an ideological dimension which is highly dependent on the national context. (Less)
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author
Algvere, Oskar LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM23 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Ideology, Center-right, EPP, Idea analysis, Election manifestos
language
English
id
9152278
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 13:55:33
date last changed
2024-07-18 13:55:33
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  abstract     = {{This study aims to highlight the ideological aspect of the incumbent crisis of the European center-right. It does so by analyzing election manifestos from national elections between 2012 to 2022. The study parties are Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) of Germany and Les Républicains of France. The study makes use of theories regarding party competition. The applied method is an idea analysis using ideological ideal types based in conservatism and classical liberalism to guide the analysis. The policy areas that have been studied are derived from what earlier research has highlighted as being central to the emergence of radical right parties. The results of the study are that use of ideology differs greatly between the two studied cases. Theoretically, this was expected to be the case since each national election is its own arena for party competition, with different competitors. The results of the study suggest that the proposed incumbent crisis of the European center-right also has an ideological dimension which is highly dependent on the national context.}},
  author       = {{Algvere, Oskar}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A crisis of ideology? A study on the ideological implications of the rise of radical right parties on the European center-right}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}