Conclusion: movements vs. parties, movements and parties, movements or parties? Types of interactions within the radical right
Abstract
In the concluding chapter of this book, a typology for interpreting the possible 'types of relations between (radical right) parties and movements' is proposed, together with empirical evidence derived from the case studies presented in the book and beyond (Caiani and Císař). More specifically, on the basis of a typology that presents nine types of possible relations between parties and movements, case studies of recent waves of radical right mobilization in European countries are interpreted.
These different possible patterns of interaction between political parties and movements are further debated and problematized. Future research is still needed, along with more theorizing on the consequences of radical right mobilization for democracy.