ABSTRACT

The edited book brings together country experts on populism, ethno-territorial politics, and party competition. It consists of twelve empirical chapters, covering seven Western European states (Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK) as well as four Central European states (Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, and Poland). 

It is a collaboration by scholars from across Europe which contributes to the growing literature on populism by focusing on a relatively unexplored research agenda: the intersection of territoriality, ethno-politics, and populism. Presenting an original perspective contributing experts use case studies to highlight the territorial dimension of populism in different ways and identify that a deeper understanding of the interactions between populist actors and ethno-territorial ideologies is required. 

This book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and students of European politics, populism, and ethno-territorial politics.

chapter 1|19 pages

Introduction

European party-based populism and territory

chapter 2|21 pages

Regionalist populism in Britain’s “Celtic” peripheries

A longitudinal analysis of Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party

chapter 4|24 pages

Claiming regionalism and nationalism at the same time

How the Italian and Swiss Leagues can engage in contradictory claims and get away with it 1

chapter 5|22 pages

The populist dimensions of Catalan secessionism

Rhetoric, mobilization and institutional practices

chapter 6|26 pages

Regional nativism in East Germany

The case of the AfD

chapter 7|29 pages

The Carinthian model

The role of sub-national claims in the Freedom Party’s dominance in Austria’s southernmost state

chapter 8|24 pages

The territorialization of national-populist politics

A case study of the Front National in France 1

chapter 9|23 pages

Progressive regionalist populism vs. conservative nationalist populism in Poland

The case of the Silesian Autonomy Movement – RAS´

chapter 10|23 pages

Regionalist populism in Croatia

The case of the Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja – HDSSB

chapter 12|24 pages

A clash of myths

Populism and ethno-nationalism in Serbia

chapter 13|11 pages

Populism and ethno-territorial politics – conclusions

Bridging legacies in understanding party mobilization