Not So Radical After All: Ideological Diversity Among Radical Right Supporters and Its Implications.
Radical right voters and parties are often characterized as conservative and traditionalist on issues of gender, sexuality, and morality. Common wisdom is that they reject the progressive sociopolitical shifts that began in the 1970s and early 1980s. However, some radical right parties, such as the...
| Published in: | Political Studies Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 600 - 617 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Aug2020
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