Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Proportional Representation, Make America Great Again, Mass Society
4 Oct 2016
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Lecture 15 - interest groups and social movements. When issues of immigration and integration are salient (donald trump thinks now is the best time to join > receives a lot of support for his mexican wall) When mainstream parties ignore or mismanage these issues: these parties narrow the frame of reference, try to just talk about their own ideals. When new party ingredients are available: charismatic leadership, organization, internal cohesion, avoidance of anti-democratic and overly racist appeals. European societies aren"t a fan of this anymore, don"t believe in natural hierarchies in terms of groups of people. Pushing to the line, but not going over it. Accepting democracy, not being beyond overtly racist, but still be incredibly unique] However, some countries have as little as 3%. The lower the threshold, the better it is for extreme-right parties, especially if the threshold is absent. ) Issues salience increases in early 21st century: immigration, multiculturalism.
