Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Freedom Party Of Austria, Pim Fortuyn, Charismatic Authority

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Bruce Morrison

Document Summary

Populism and the parties of the extreme right: performance: extreme right, austrian freedom party: Joined coalition government: narrowly lost 2016 parliament elections, france"s national front: 2017: 21. 3% (1), 33. 9% (2: the netherlands, list pim fortuyn- 2002: 17, freedom party- 2010: 15. 5, freedom party- 2017: 13. 1, sweden democrats. "the people" as virtuous- against "corrupt" elites, mainstream parties, representative democracy. "the people" as victim- simple solutions to complex problems. It feeds into the idea that corrupt elites are going to rig your chances to gain opportunities in life. If other strategies, don"t limit to economic dimension: define interest groups. Brexit: religion, types of group, formation of interest groups, communal- embedded, not detached, associational groups: "a complex web of competing interests: sectional groups, exist to defend the rights of their members, promotional groups, defend inequalities in the world, therefore organizing people to defend the particular cause, wwf. Executives: legislature: makes laws, enacts legislation, executive: implements and executes laws.