Finding Common Ground: Understanding the Cohesion of Populist Parties in the European Parliament

• In Event: European Parliamentary and Executive Politics

Brief Overview

We ask whether populist far-right parties have become more ideologically cohesive in recent EP elections. To do so, we collect and analyze European Union Party Group manifestos, populist far-right party manifestos, and speeches from party leaders.

Authors

• Kari Waters, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

• Seth Jolly, Syracuse University