Populist Parties and the Failure of the Political Elites

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author(s)/editor(s)
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Table of Contents
• Milestones
• Abbreviations
• Glossary of Non-English terms
• German Preface: Populismus als parteienkritischer Topos Einführung von Helmut Stubbe da Luz
• Author’s Preface: What’s wrong with the people?
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Right-wing Extremism and Populism – A Review of the Literature
• The Study of Right-wing Extremism
• Right-Wing Extremism – Ideological Underpinnings
• An Old or New Phenomena?
• Right-Wing Extremist Parties – Populist or not?
• Explaining the Electoral Appeal of Right-Wing Extremist Parties
• Right-wing Extremism – A Determining Factor for the Electoral Success of the FPÖ?
• Populism – A Factor of Success for the Party? An Overview of the Literature
• The Importance of the Party Leader
• Chapter 3 Methodology
• Jörg Haider’s Writings
• Freiheit und Verantwortung – The Party’s Yearbooks
• The Party Programmes
• Election Data and Polls
• Populism and the Austrian Elite
• The Political Context
• Chapter 4 Populism
• The Origins of ‘Populism’
• Common Features of Populism
• Two Different Forms of Populism – Right wing and Egalitarian Populism
• Chapter 5 Austrian Corporatism – An Overview
• Austrian Corporatism – Elitist Oppression?
• Corruption in the Political System
• Political Participation and Opposition
• The Scientific Rationality of Austrian Corporatism
• Ideology Strikes Back
• Austrian Corporatism – a Success Story
• Austrian Corporatism – Historical Legacy
• Healing the Wounds and Bridging the Past
• Corporatism and the Austrian National Character
• Austrian Corporatism – Ideological and yet Progressive
• Corporatism and Democratic Flaws
• Post-war Economic Realities
• Chapter 6 A Short History of the FPÖ from 1949 to 1986
• Verband der Unabhängigen – the Failed Integration of FPÖ’s Predecessor
• The Early Years – Fledging Attempts at Liberalism
• The Salzburg Programme, Bruno Kreisky and Attersee Circle – Between Mainstream and Oblivion
• The Bad Ischl Programme and the Libertarian Promise
• The Fragile Coalition 1983–1986
• The Ascendancy of Jörg Haider
• The Early FPÖ – Battle between Extremists and Liberals
• Chapter 7 Analysing the FPÖ’s Electoral Appeal – Rhetoric, Party Programme and Reactions
• Racism, Anti-Democratic Ideas and Fascism – Rhetoric and Provocation
• The Party Yearbooks – The Party’s Ideological Spectrum
• The Party Programmes of 1985 and 1997
• The EU Sanctions against Austria
• Haider and the FPÖ – Manipulation, Tactics and Hidden Agendas?
• Chapter 8 Analysing the Appeal of the FPÖ – the Electorate
• Election Results
• Public Polls – How Different are FPÖ Voters?
• Chapter 9 The FPÖ’s Critique of the Elite
• Social and Cultural Critique
• Political Critique
• Power-greedy socialism
• Daily encounters with the Austrian elite
• Economic Critique
• Chapter 10 Conclusion
• Synthesis of Main Findings
• What About the Events since 2000?
• Right-wing Extremism and Populism and Its Wider Implications
• A Final Note
• References
• Annex