Political Conflict in Western Europe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107625945)

What are the consequences of globalization for the structure of political conflicts in Western Europe? How are political conflicts organized and articulated in the twenty-first century? And how does the transformation of territorial boundaries affect the scope and content of political conflicts? This book sets out to answer these questions by analyzing the results of a study of national and European electoral campaigns, protest events and public debates in six West European countries. While the mobilization of the losers of the processes of globalization by new right populist parties is seen to be the driving force of the restructuring of West European politics, the book goes beyond party politics. It attempts to show how the cleavage coalitions that are shaping up under the impact of globalization extend to state actors, interest groups and social movement organizations, and how the new conflicts are framed by the various actors involved.

Author: Hanspeter Kriesi, Edgar Grande, Martin Dolezal
ISBN-10: 1107625947
ISBN-13: 9781107625945
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2012
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d