THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR STUDYING THE UKRAINIAN STATE IN THE FOREIGN POLICY DOCTRINES OF FARRIGHT PARTIES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (2014–2021)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26661/zhv-2025-11-63-29Keywords:
theoretical and methodological foundations, farright parties, Central and Eastern Europe, UkraineAbstract
The article reveals the theoretical and methodological foundations for researching the issue of the Ukrainian state in the foreign policy doctrines of far-right parties in Central and Eastern Europe (2014–2021). It has been established that, in order to prepare a high-quality study on the outlined problem, it is advisable to use a set of core (systemic, structural-functional, and historical) and auxiliary (statistical and content analysis) methods. It is emphasized that the correct use of terminology is also of fundamental importance for high-quality research. Among the key terms, the following are highlighted: «neofascist», «new right», «anti-immigrant,» «populist», «radical», «extreme», «far-right», «populist», «Central and Eastern Europe», «post-communist states» etc. It is underlined that each of these terms has supporters among influential scholars researching this issue. Therefore, the views of well-known researchers of far-right political parties (C. Mudde, P. Ignazi, H. Kitschelt, E. McGann, H.-G. Betz, R. Eatwell, P. Norris, M. Williams, D. Bell, J. B. Judis, A. Shekhovtsov, A. Polyakov, I. Panin, and others) regarding the key terms and concepts used in our study are considered in sufficient detail. It is emphasized that today most Ukrainian and foreign academic works are devoted to the formation of the far-right movement on the European continent. The discussion concerning the choice of the most appropriate term for defining far-right political parties is comprehensively presented. The analysis of the theoretical and methodological contributions of previous scholars has made it possible in our study to use the necessary terms and interpret them in the most optimal way for a comprehensive examination of the Ukrainian state within the foreign policy doctrines of far-right parties in Central and Eastern Europe (2014–2021).
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