Transforming the Transformation?: The East European Radical Right in the Political Process

397 Pages·2015·2.43 MB·English

by  Michael Minkenberg

Transforming the Transformation?
The book aims to take a closer look at the signifcance of radical right
parties, along with other organizations, in terms of their involvement in
the political process of the new democracies.
In particular, the book attempts to highlight (a) the radical right’s
interaction with other political actors (parties, governments, interest
groups) and (b) the effects of such interaction with regard to agenda-
setting and/or policies in ‘loaded’ policy felds (minorities and immigra-
tion, law and order, religion, territorial issues, democratization).
The main theme of the book is the role of radical right parties and
other actors in political processes, in interaction with other actors (parties)
and with a measurable outcome (policies, election results, regime
changes) which indicate shifts away from the liberal-d emocratic order
institutionalized in the course of the post-C ommunist transformation. This
is done by looking cross-n ationally at particular facets and themes (for
example, coalition formation or policy outputs in countries where the
radical right has been in governmental offce) and by in-d epth analysis of
country cases.
This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate stu-
dents, as well as scholars of politics and far-r ight studies.
Michael Minkenberg is Professor of Comparative Political Science at Euro-
pean University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
Routledge studies in extremism and democracy
Series Editors: Roger Eatwell
University of Bath
and
Matthew Goodwin
University of Nottingham
Founding Series Editors: Roger Eatwell
University of Bath
and
Cas Mudde
University of Antwerp-U FSIA
This new series encompasses academic studies within the broad felds of
‘extremism’ and ‘democracy.’ These topics have traditionally been con-
sidered largely in isolation by academics. A key focus of the series, there-
fore, is the (inter-)relation between extremism and democracy. Works will
seek to answer questions such as to what extent ‘extremist’ groups pose a
major threat to democratic parties, or how democracy can respond to
extremism without undermining its own democratic credentials.
The books encompass two strands:
Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy includes books with an intro-
ductory and broad focus which are aimed at students and teachers. These
books will be available in hardback and paperback. Titles include:
Understanding Terrorism in The New Extremism in
America 21st Century Britain
From the Klan to al Qaeda Edited by Roger Eatwell and Matthew
Christopher Hewitt Goodwin
Fascism and the Extreme Right New British Fascism
Roger Eatwell Rise of the British National Party
Matthew Goodwin
Racist Extremism in Central and
Eastern Europe The End of Terrorism?
Edited by Cas Mudde Leonard Weinberg
Political Parties and Terrorist Mapping the Extreme Right in
Groups (2nd Edition) Contemporary Europe
Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur From local to transnational
and Arie Perliger Edited by Andrea Mammone,
Emmanuel Godin and Brian Jenkins
Varieties of Right-W ing Extremism Revolt on the Right
in Europe Explaining support for the radical
Edited by Andrea Mammone, right in Britain
Emmanuel Godin and Brian Jenkins Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin
Right-W ing Radicalism Today
Perspectives from Europe and the US
Edited by Sabine von Mering and
Timothy Wyman McCarty
Routledge Research in Extremism and Democracy offers a forum for innovative
new research intended for a more specialist readership. These books will
be in hardback only. Titles include:
1 Uncivil Society? 7 The Scope of Tolerance
Contentious politics in Studies on the costs of free
post-C ommunist Europe expression and freedom of the
Edited by Petr Kopecky and Cas press
Mudde Raphael Cohen-A lmagor
2 Political Parties and Terrorist 8 Extreme Right Activists in
Groups Europe
Leonard Weinberg and Through the magnifying glass
Ami Pedahzur Bert Klandermans and Nonna
Mayer
3 Western Democracies and the
New Extreme Right Challenge 9 Ecological Politics and
Edited by Roger Eatwell and Democratic Theory
Cas Mudde Mathew Humphrey
4 Confronting Right Wing 10 Reinventing the Italian Right
Extremism and Terrorism in Territorial politics, populism
the USA and ‘post-F ascism’
George Michael Carlo Ruzza and Stefano Fella
5 Anti-P olitical Establishment 11 Political Extremes
Parties An investigation into the history
A comparative analysis of terms and concepts from
Amir Abedi antiquity to the present
Uwe Backes
6 Ameri can Extremism
History, politics and the 12 The Populist Radical Right in
militia Poland
D.J. Mulloy The patriots
Rafal Pankowski
13 Social and Political Thought of 21 Populism in Western Europe
Julius Evola Comparing Belgium, Germany
Paul Furlong and the Netherlands
Teun Pauwels
14 Radical Left Parties in Europe
Luke March 22 Extreme Right Parties in
Scandinavia
15 Counterterrorism in Turkey Anders Widfeldt
Policy choices and policy effects
toward the Kurdistan workers’ 23 Catholicism and Nationalism
party (PKK) Changing nature of party
Mustafa Coşar Ünal politics
Madalena Meyer Resende
16 Class Politics and the Radical
Right 24 Populists in Power
Edited by Jens Rydgren Daniele Albertazzi and Duncan
McDonnell
17 Rethinking the French New
Right 25 The Politicisation of Migration
Alternatives to modernity Edited by Wouter van der Brug,
Tamir Bar-O n Gianni D’Amato, Joost Berkhout
and Didier Ruedin
18 Ending Terrorism in Italy
Anna Bull and Philip Cooke 26 Transforming the
Transformation?
19 Politics of Eugenics The East European radical right
Productionism, population, and in the political process
national welfare Edited by Michael Minkenberg
Alberto Spektorowski and
Liza Saban
20 Democratic Extremism in
Theory and Practice
Power to the people
Paul Lucardie
Transforming the
Transformation?
The East European radical right in the
political process
Edited by Michael Minkenberg
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Transforming the transformation? : the East European radical right
in the political process / edited by Michael Minkenberg.
p ages cm. – (Extremism and democracy)
1. Political parties–Europe, Eastern. 2. Right-wing extremists–
Europe, Eastern. 3. Conservatism–Europe, Eastern. 4. New
democracies–Europe, Eastern. 5. Europe, Eastern–Politics and
government–1989- 6. Europe, Central–Politics and government–
21st century. I. Minkenberg, Michael, editor of compilation.
JC573.2.E852T69 2015
324.2'1380943–dc23 2014038139
ISBN: 978-1-138-83183-4 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-73057-8 (ebk)
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Contents
List of fgures x
List of tables xii
Notes on contributors xiv
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction 1
M I C H A E L M I N K E N B E R G
PART I
Contexts and concepts 11
1 Transforming transformation theory 13
K L A U S V O N B E Y M E
2 Profles, patterns, process: studying the East European
radical right in its political environment 27
M I C H A E L M I N K E N B E R G
PART II
Comparative perspectives 57
3 The democratization of hostility: minorities and radical
right actors after the fall of communism 59
L E N K A B U S T I K O V A
4 The populist radical right in the political process: assessing
party impact in Central and Eastern Europe 80
A N D R E A L . P . P I R R O
viii Contents
5 Lighting the fuse: the impact of radical right parties on
party competition in Central and Eastern Europe 105
B A R T E K P Y T L A S A N D O L I V E R K O S S A C K
6 The impact of radical right parties in the Baltic states 137
D A U N I S A U E R S A N D A N D R E S K A S E K A M P
PART III
Country cases: East-C entral Europe 155
7 The radical right in Poland – from the mainstream to the
margins: a case of interconnectivity 157
D O M I N I K A K A S P R O W I C z
8 Transforming Hungary – together? An analysis of the
Fidesz–Jobbik relationship 183
P é T E R K R E K ó A N D G R E G O R M A Y E R
9 The impact of the Czech radical right on transformation
and (de-)consolidation of democracy after 1989 206
M I R O S L A V M A R E š
10 Actors, agenda, and appeal of the radical nationalist right
in Slovakia 224
O L' G A G Y á R F á š O V á A N D G R I G O R I j M E S E ž N I K O V
PART IV
Country cases: Balkan and beyond 249
11 The emergence of a new radical right power: the Romanian
Orthodox Church 251
G A B R I E L A N D R E E S C U
12 ‘Righting it up’: an interplay-b ased model for analyzing
extreme right dynamics in Romania 278
R A D U C I N P O E ş
13 The Bulgarian radical right: marching up from the margins 299
K I R I L A V R A M O V
14 Parties and subcultures in the process of mobilization: the
internal dynamics of the radical right in Ukraine 319
A L I N A P O L Y A K O V A
Contents ix
15 Conclusions: actors, interaction, and impact in comparison 348
M I C H A E L M I N K E N B E R G , W I T H O L I V E R K O S S A C K
Index 360