Nationalistiska partier eller inte? : En kvalitativ idéstudie om PiS och Fidesz politik utifrån etnonationalism och kulturnationalism

Sammanfattning: The political parties Law and Justice (PiS) and Fidesz have over the years being on the tabloid for choosing different directions than other countries within the European union. With their Euroscepticism and rhetoric’s often criticizing the union for putting Europeans second before immigrants, the parties have become a well discussed topic around the continent. The rhetoric that has been used by the parties have been associated with nationalism and making different decisions than ruling parties around Europe, as an example preventing immigrants entering their countries during the refugee crisis of 2015. The question however is whether the parties are nationalistic as their critics say, and what other areas besides immigration that tells if the parties are nationalistic. Thus, this essay’s purpose is to analyze whether PiS and Fidesz are nationalistic parties. Using three concepts to analyze from; multiculturalism, citizenship and nation, this essay will show whether you can place PiS and Fidesz within ethnonationalism or cultural nationalism. The essay also contains charts, where the parties are placed within the two chosen nationalistic orientations.