50 Shades of Radicalism: an Analysis of Contemporary Radical Parties in Europe

• Authors: Monika Gabriela Bartoszewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper provides a comprehensive overview of European radical parties. The main aim of this paper is to examine whether there are common patterns regarding these parties, and to analyse the implications of this phenomenon. In order to achieve the above, the paper proceeds as follows: Firstly, the phenomenon of political radicalisation in contemporary Europe is explored. This leads to mapping the radical political landscape in Europe. Finally, the paper concludes with the analysis of the possible outcomes of radicalisation of European politics including the possible societal effects. By doing so the paper argues that a fresh theoretical approach to comprehend the phenomenon is necessary.

Keywords

EN

radical politics; far-right; populism; European politics; societal insecurity

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 17
• Pages: 27-41

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2015-12-30

Contributors

author

Monika Gabriela Bartoszewicz

• Head of Research, Research Institute at the Centre for the Thought of John Paul II, 11 Foksal St., 00-372 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ipcj-2015-0003