Research Catalog

Title

Revolt on the right : explaining support for the radical right in Britain / Robert Ford and Matthew J. Goodwin.

Author

Ford, Robert Anthony, 1980-

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

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Details

Additional Authors

Goodwin, Matthew J.

Description

xvii, 318 pages; 20 cm.

Summary

"Since 2009, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has become the most successful challenger to the main parties in postwar English politics. Yet with the radical right on the rise, important questions remain unanswered. What trends in modern Britain have made the rise of UKIP possible? How has the party modified its organization, strategy and ideology in the quest to forge ties with voters? Who is voting for the populist radical right in Britain, and why? To what extent, if at all, are UKIP supporters the mirror image of radical right voters in Europe, and where might the party go next? Based on an unprecedented amount of data, from surveys of UKIP voters to extensive interviews with UKIP insiders, Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin explore the wider trends that gave birth to UKIP, how the party has evolved, and who is shifting behind UKIP at elections. The book provides unprecedented insight into public support for the radical right in Britain, and contains important insights for those who are tasked with responding to the radical right challenge"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy ; 21

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy ; 21.

Subject

• UK Independence Party
• UK Independence Party
• Since 1997
• Right and left (Political science) > Great Britain
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
• Political science
• Right and left (Political science)
• Rechtsradikale Partei
• Konservativismus
• Rechtspopulismus
• Euroskeptizismus
• Sozialer Wandel
• Wahlverhalten
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 1997-2007
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 2007-
• Great Britain
• Großbritannien

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A single-issue pressure group -- Becoming a serious contender -- Origins: a long time coming -- The social roots of the revolt -- The motive for rebelling -- Overcoming barriers to entry -- The paradoxes and potential of UKIP's revolt.

ISBN

• 9780415690515 (hardback)
• 041569051X (hardback)
• 9780415661508 (paperback)
• 0415661501 (paperback)
• 9781315859057 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013040202

OCLC

• 742512550
• SCSB-12685409

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library