A dynamic perspective on cleavages and the populist right -- Putting right-wing populist parties in context -- The new cultural conflict and the populist right in Western Europe -- The extreme-right-wing populist party family -- New political divides and historical cleavages -- From structure to culture and back : the perpetuation and transformation of historical cleavages -- Research design and methods -- The new cultural cleavage and the populist right in France, Switzerland, and Germany -- France : the reshaping of cultural conflicts and the rise of the Front National -- Switzerland : the transformation of the Swiss People's Party -- Germany : a constricted ideological space and the failure of the extreme right -- The redefinition of cultural conflicts and the transformation of Western European party systems
Summary
A comparative study of how historical cleavages and party strategies interact to shape the fortunes of the populist right in Western Europe
