The ideology of the extreme right

A comprehensive and detailed analysis of the five main parties of the extreme right in the Netherlands (Centrumdemocraten, Centrumpartij), Belgium (Vlaams Blok), and Germany (De Republikaner, Deutsche Volksunion).

Using primary research -including internal party documents - the author concludes that rather than right-wing and extremist, the core ideology of these parties is xenophobic nationalist, including also a mix of law and order and welfare chauvinism.

The author's research and conclusions have broader implications for the study of the extreme right phenomenon and party ideology in general.