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dc.contributor.advisorSoifer, Hillel David
dc.creatorHarris, Sean David
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T19:49:39Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T19:49:39Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/8474
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the political nature and impact of nationalism within political systems. The dissertation does this through two distinct contributions: 1) establishing a clear conceptual definition of nationalist political parties (NPPs) and 2) developing a typology of NPPs that explains their development. Attention to NPPs has been mixed as some scholars have dismissed their relevance and/or merely grouped them with right-wing political parties. This points to a particular problem within the study of NPPs, namely that they are both under-theorized and over-simplified. In the dissertation, I argue that a more systematic approach is necessary for analyzing the distinct features of NPPs so that scholars can discern the similarities and qualities that make NPPs unique. NPPs are defined as parties that prioritize a singular nation or national identity, expressing a belief that this nation or national identity is unique, and as such requires political action to ensure its protection and survival. Unlike traditional political parties, NPPs are unique in their often-disjointed policy proposals and lack of definitive policy positions along the traditional left-right spectrum. The rhetorical tools employed by NPPs provide a basis for how they can be identified as different from other political parties within their system. Using small-N comparative historical analysis of political parties in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe, a typology of NPPs is proposed across three distinct policy frameworks. Specifically, the Fidesz and Jobbik parties of Hungary and the UDMR of Romania are examined as respective ideal types of each of the frameworks discussed. The theory presented in the dissertation states that the type of policy framework chosen by the party depends on the timing of its development and more importantly on the structure and membership of the party organization.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
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dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.subjectCentral and Eastern Europe
dc.subjectHungary
dc.subjectNationalism
dc.subjectPolitical parties
dc.titleThe Development of Nationalist Political Parties: Exploring Differences in Rhetoric, Strategy, and Policy
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dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberZiegfeld, Adam
dc.contributor.committeememberFioretos, Karl Orfeo, 1966-
dc.contributor.committeememberKreuzer, Marcus, 1964-
dc.description.departmentPolitical Science
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/8438
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dc.description.degreePh.D.
dc.identifier.proqst15293
dc.date.updated2023-05-19T01:08:33Z
refterms.dateFOA2023-05-22T19:49:39Z
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