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Party activism in the populist radical right: The case of the UK Independence Party

Whiteley, Paul, Larsen, Erik Gahner, Goodwin, Matthew J., Clarke, Harold (2019) Party activism in the populist radical right: The case of the UK Independence Party. Party Politics, . ISSN 1354-0688. (doi:10.1177/1354068819880142) (KAR id:79028)

Abstract

Recent decades have seen an upsurge of interest in populist radical right (PRR) parties. Yet despite a large body of research on PRR voters, there are few studies of the internal life of these parties. In particular, there is a dearth of research about why people are active in them. This article uses data from a unique large-scale survey of United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) members to investigate if drivers of voting support for these parties are also important for explaining party activism. Analyses show that traditional models of party activism are important for understanding engagement in UKIP, but macro-level forces captured in an expanded relative deprivation model also stimulate participation in the party. That said macro-level forces are not the dominant driver of activism.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/1354068819880142
Uncontrolled keywords: party activism, party member survey, populism, radical right, UKIP
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: Matthew Goodwin
Date Deposited: 28 Nov 2019 15:11 UTC
Last Modified: 23 Feb 2022 11:29 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/79028 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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