Explaining the electoral performance of populist parties: The Netherlands as a case study

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-88

  van Kessel, Stijn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elections; Geert Wilders; Pim Fortuyn; Political parties; Populism; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953884683     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2011.546148     Document Type: Article

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