Why a right-wing populist party emerged in France but not in Germany: Cleavages and actors in the formation of a new cultural divide

European Political Science Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-145

  Bornschier, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cleavages; cultural conflicts; extreme right parties; party system transformation; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011510954     PISSN: 17557739     EISSN: 17557747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773911000117     Document Type: Article

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