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What's Left? Far-left Parties Changing in Contemporary Europe
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Abstract Since the fall of communism far-left parties have begun a long process of change, which has transformed their position in the European political systems. Indeed, far-left parties are now important actors in most of the E.U. However, they present different characteristics than in the past. Communist ... view more
Since the fall of communism far-left parties have begun a long process of change, which has transformed their position in the European political systems. Indeed, far-left parties are now important actors in most of the E.U. However, they present different characteristics than in the past. Communist parties have almost disappeared from parliamentary arenas, and, in many countries, new forms of far-left parties have emerged (i.e. social-populist and populist-socialist parties). The aim of this article is to describe the ideological framework of far-left parties in Europe. More specifically, it aims to examine both the demand-side and supply-side factors on which scholars focused in the attempt to explain the birth of these parties and the interactions that led to the development of specific forms of far-left parties. This article concludes with an analysis of three national cases, namely Spain, Portugal and Italy. The three countries belong to a similar context characterised by a profound economic crisis. However, despite many common features, in the three cases different forms of far-left parties have developed.... view less
Keywords
party; left-wing radicalism; political left; party politics; political attitude; political influence; election result; political ideology; politics; purpose; Italy; Spain; Portugal; EU
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
political parties; radical left; far-left; party change
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 593-611
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 18 (2018) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0