Cleavage Politics and the Populist Right

Simon Bornschier is a Senior Researcher at the University of Zurich and co-author of West European Politics in the Age of Globalization.

• List of Illustrations and Tables Preface Introduction: A Dynamic Perspective on Cleavages and the Populist Right PART I Putting Right-Wing Populist Parties in Context 1. The New Cultural Conflict and the Populist Right in Western Europe 2. The Extreme-Right-Wing Populist Party Family PART II New Political Divides and Historical Cleavages 3. From Structure to Culture and Back: The Perpetuation and Transformation of Historical Cleavages

"Empirically rich, methodologically sophisticated, and theoretically compelling, Bornschier's book not only settles some outstanding debates in the literature but also frames important questions about the basic dividing lines of European politics." -Political Science Quarterly