The far right, the mainstream and mainstreaming: towards a heuristic framework

The study of far-right parties and politics is one the most high-profile research areas in political science related disciplines. Far-right have been subject vast amounts varied scholarship since their turn-of-the-century resurgence. However, as far right has become a mainstay, with Brexit election Donald Trump 2016 blurring boundaries between mainstream politics, it crucial to pay attention process mainstreaming. Beyond focus on electoral success, studies mainstreaming, well critical account concept role ‘mainstream’, proved elusive. This article provides heuristic framework understand these concepts mainstreaming right. Key our approach more holistic analysis, extending beyond traditional approaches which mostly outcomes parties, positioning relatively inert target or bulwark against them. To achieve this, we seek reframe towards centrality discourse both process, an outcome, Only by doing so can for significant played this process.