The ideology of the far-right in the Netherlands
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
What is the ideology of the far-
right movement in the
Netherlands?
By Femke Buitenhuis 19000774
28 October 2019
Introduction to Research Skills
, Ideology of the far-right in the Netherlands
Abstract
To look at the question of what the ideology of the far-right movement in The Netherlands is, it is
important to find information about the history of the far-right movement of the past decade in the
Netherlands, in order to keep the used data up to date and to be precise. If we look at the voting
attitudes we see that behaviour known to correspond positively with a negative attitude towards
immigrants, Eurosceptics, political distrust and political dissatisfaction leads to voting for a right-wing
party. The opposite parties of the far-right are often outnumbered or challenged during political
debates and the left-winged parties give a feel as if their strategies to concur the far-right do not seem
to work as effectively as they should. This is important because if we understand the far-right
movements ideology, then we can also understand their strategy in politics and compare those to the
left-wing in order to fully grasp the importance of Dutch politics and its political parties. By answering
these with a detailed, substantive and informative research paper it is clear that the ideology of the far-
right movement in The Netherlands differs when we look at the diverse political parties.
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The Hague University of Applied Sciences
What is the ideology of the far-
right movement in the
Netherlands?
By Femke Buitenhuis 19000774
28 October 2019
Introduction to Research Skills
, Ideology of the far-right in the Netherlands
Abstract
To look at the question of what the ideology of the far-right movement in The Netherlands is, it is
important to find information about the history of the far-right movement of the past decade in the
Netherlands, in order to keep the used data up to date and to be precise. If we look at the voting
attitudes we see that behaviour known to correspond positively with a negative attitude towards
immigrants, Eurosceptics, political distrust and political dissatisfaction leads to voting for a right-wing
party. The opposite parties of the far-right are often outnumbered or challenged during political
debates and the left-winged parties give a feel as if their strategies to concur the far-right do not seem
to work as effectively as they should. This is important because if we understand the far-right
movements ideology, then we can also understand their strategy in politics and compare those to the
left-wing in order to fully grasp the importance of Dutch politics and its political parties. By answering
these with a detailed, substantive and informative research paper it is clear that the ideology of the far-
right movement in The Netherlands differs when we look at the diverse political parties.
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