Whereas electoral support for new-rightist parties is often understood as driven by
ethnocentric anti-immigrant sentiments, scholars have noted that new-rightist politicians …

This article assesses the assumption that populist parties form an efficacious exhaust valve
for voters, the channelling discontent thesis, as it is termed here. Drawing on in-depth …

Popular political discontent has become increasingly salient in western countries in recent
decades, as can be witnessed by the rise of populist anti-establishment parties, nonvoting …

While it is widely acknowledged that politics and politicians have fallen from grace among
large parts of the public in western democracies, it is less clear what the latter's political …

In dealing with wicked problems, policymakers increasingly are confronted with three
competing 'knowledge claims': the notion of evidence-based policy, alternative 'commons …

The political establishment is under siege, with recent decades seeing established
politicians, political parties and governments in the West come under close scrutiny. Indeed …

Das plötzliche Auftreten, die Ermordung und der anschließende Wahlerfolg des
niederländischen Rechtspopulisten Pim Fortuyn (1948-2002) gehören zu den fesselndsten …

The PVV's (Party for Freedom) verzetsspray action is a perfect example of right-wing populist
parties (RPPs) taking a progressive stance on gender to further their antiimmigration …

Marc Rutte beloofde in de verkiezingscampagne voor de Nederlandse Tweede Kamer in
2012 een belastingvermindering, terwijl hij op zijn tien vingers kon uittellen dat hij deze …

1919). Niet alleen voor de politicus maar ook voor de wetenschapper geldt volgens Weber
dat feiten ongemakkelijk kunnen zijn. De wetenschapper heeft als taak om ongemakkelijke …