Right-wing Populism as a political phenomenon

Abstract

Given the strengthened the «political alternative party» in contemporary Europe, research in the field of right-wing populism is getting increasingly relevant. To date, European political science has developed a general concept of this phenomenon, but many theoretical issues remain controversial. This article analyzes right-wing populism as a socio-political phenomenon and answers the question of the criteria of right wing populist party.

Keywords

• populism
• parties of political alternative
• the european union
• the european integration
• immigration
• social-economic issues