독일 극우주의 정치 세력의 성장 요인 연구: 정당 쇠퇴와 정당체제 변화

Abstract

Right-wing extremist forces are spreading its wings across the Europe. The rise of extremists powers differs itself from the transnational political-economic integration efforts which have been made in the post second World War Europe. It is utterly against the spirits of the integrated Europe which intend to control exclusive nationalism. Rapid rise of right-wing extremist forces is one of the stumbling blocks facing European integration which aims at taking over nation states. This study analyses major factors contributing to the emergence of right-wing extremist political forces in Germany. It observes current phenomenon of right-wing extremists' gathering forces in the political establishments in close relation with changes in the existing political party system. Rise of the German right-wing extremists can be understood in the context of changing political party system. It is also affected by the so-called ‘party decay’ which sweeps the entire Europe at the moment. Having said that, new forces entering into the political establishments should be analysed both from transnational and national perspectives. Both factors define political party system of a country. Main thesis of this paper is that emerging right-wing extremism has asymmetrical relations with weakening political party system in Germany. With it, the paper intends to explain recent political affairs of Germany.