UID:
kobvindex_DGP1640956468
Format:
zahlr. Lit.Hinw.
ISSN:
0964-4008
Content:
Right-wing populist parties in Germany were unable to benefit from the success of their counterparts in neighbouring Western European states from the mid-1980s. Despite this failure, there were several attempts to establish such a party in Germany. Even the 'centre' of the political spectrum attempted to approach populist structures and content, and this was especially true of the FDP during the 2002 parliamentary election campaign. After a discussion of the term 'populism', we analyse the different parties' opportunities, political proposals and the reasons why they ultimately failed. We then examine the recently founded party 'The Left' as a case of left-wing populism, a rarely discussed topic, and we pay particular attention to the development of the leftist alliance between PDS and WASG. Finally, we discuss whether a leftist populist grouping could, perhaps, have better prospects for success in the German party system than a right-wing populist party. (German Politics / FUB)
In:
German politics, Philadelphia, PA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 1992, 16(2007), 4, Seite 434-454, 0964-4008
Language:
English
Author information:
Decker, Frank 1964-
Author information:
Hartleb, Florian 1979-
