Anti-Political Establishment Parties

Out of left field? Explaining the variable electoral success of European radical left parties

“…Abedi, 2004). Most basically, this simply reflects the retrospective nature of voting: unless a party has made an unexpected breakthrough, its electoral performance will reflect evaluation of its past record.…”

Problems and perspectives of contemporary European radical left parties: Chasing a lost world or still a world to win?

“…Betz 1994;Abedi 2004;Mudde 2007). The 'modernization crisis' describes how post-industrial economies, the decline of the post-war 'social democratic consensus' and the flourishing of globalization provide ample space for new forms of insecurity and protest on the part of the 'losers of modernization' associated with the perception of the declining ability of the state to control borders, the economy and welfare (Betz 1994).…”

The Origins of Parliamentary Agenda Control: A Comparative Process Tracing Analysis

“…Especially parties opposing the establishment (Abedi 2002(Abedi , 2004 or the political system (Capoccia 2002) can be expected to be interested in a less wide range of policies than established ones. These 'anti'-parties are less willing to delegate agenda powers than established parties.…”

“…The mechanism developed here starts from the assumption that parties face a strategic alternative if plenary time becomes scarce: they can either delegate agenda-setting powers to the majority or insist on continued participation in plenary proceedings in order to highlight their policy platforms. Whereas most established parties can be expected to perceive a scarcity of time, antiestablishment (Abedi 2002(Abedi , 2004) and anti-system parties (Capoccia 2002) are less interested in swift legislative decision-making. These 'anti'-parties do not perceive a similar scarcity of parliamentary time and rather prefer to continue to participate in plenary proceedings.…”