Immigration policy and right-wing populism in Western Europe

Immigration policy and right-wing populism in Western Europe / Anna McKeever.

Immigration has become one of the central issues dominating the agenda of political parties, and has also played a crucial role in the rise of right-wing populism in Western Europe. This book explores the role of conservative parties in immigration policy change. The following questions are addresse...

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Main Author: McKeever, Anna (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Subjects:
Populism > Europe, Western.
Public administration.
Migration, immigration & emigration.
Political structures: democracy.
Politics & government.
Political Science > Public Policy > General.
Social Science > Emigration & Immigration.
Political Science > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Populism
Europe, Western > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Western Europe
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Explaining causes and dynamics of policy change and policy deadlock
  • Chapter 3 From detoxification strategy back to 'nasty party': explaining the Conservative's turn on immigration between 2005 and 2015
  • Chapter 4 Immigration policy and the SVP: resisting the EU and fighting Switzerland's so-called 'Islamisation'
  • Chapter 5 Immigration during Sarkozy's time in office: economic orientation and cultural backlash
  • Chapter 6 Explaining the variation in conservative parties' responses to immigration
  • Chapter 7 Conclusion.

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