Download or read book The Impact of Radical Right-Wing Parties in West European Democracies written by M. Williams and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-09-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contends that far-right parties play pivotal roles in setting the tone of political debates, shaping the political party system, and structuring government policy. Increasingly, as national governments attempt to cope with new realities of greater global migration, strained welfare states, and threats of foreign terror, opportunities have opened for parties of the far right to position themselves strategically.