Populism and Nativism in the Radical Right in Poland: Between the Past and the Present

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Ariel Goldstein

Abstract

The proposal consisted in explaining the success of the radical populist right in Poland from two perspectives. The first considers historical and cultural aspects, the development of anti-Semitism and the constitution of the national State after the Second World War. The second is the analysis of the current radical right-wing ecosystem, to understand their ideas, programs and leadership. The article was nourished by interviews with academics and an analysis of the programs of the main radical populist right parties in Poland. The concepts of populism and nativism are used for the analysis.

Keywords:
Poland, radical right, populism, nativism, parties

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