The rise of the Tea Party movement and Western European right-wing populist parties: a comparative analysis

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  • March 22, 2019
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  • Aylward, Meagan Ashley
    • College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science
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  • In the past two decades, European politics have witnessed the transformation of populist radical right parties from the margins to the mainstream. Many countries in Western Europe, such as France and Austria, have strong right-wing populist parties that have influenced their national governments by forming governing coalitions and agitating political agendas. Although not a political party, the rise of the Tea Party movement in the United States has created a surge of right-wing populism and has taken on many commonalities with European right-wing populist party agendas. Right-wing populist parties vary in party makeup and agenda in Western Europe, as do the supporters of the Tea Party movement. Comparatively assessing the party platforms and supporters demonstrates the differences and similarities between right-wing populist parties in Western Europe and supporters of the Tea Party movement in the United States.
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  • "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Science (TAM).”
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  • Marks, Gary
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • Chapel Hill, NC
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  • March 18, 2013

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