In recent years the revival of the far right and anti-Semitic, racist and fascist organizations has posed a significant threat throughout Europe. Mapping the Extreme Right in Contemporary Europe provides a broad geographical overview of the dominant strands within the contemporary radical right in both Western and Eastern Europe.
After providing some local and regional perspectives, the book has a series of national case studies of particular countries and regions including: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Scandinavia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. A series of thematic chapters examine transnational phenomena such as the use of the Internet, the racist music scene, cultural transfers and interaction between different groups.
Drawing together a wide range of contributors, this is essential reading for all those with an interest in contemporary extremism, fascism and comparative party politics.
Reviews
‘This study is distinctive in being grounded in a wide array of empirically well documented case studies. It integrates in a convincing explanation multiple causal factors, illustrating the specific interaction of the local, national and supra-national determinants of right wing extremism and its manifestations.’
Carlo Ruzza, Professor of Political Sociology, University of Leicester, UK.
‘This is the most interesting and comprehensive collection of articles on the radical right to appear in many years. The authors, from Europe, the United States, Mexico, Turkey and Canada, include scholars who have been writing on this subject for many years, as well as a group of new and clearly talented young scholars. These excellent contributions could not be timelier.’
Martin A. Schain, Professor of Politics, New York University, USA.
Contents
Introduction: Mapping the ‘Right of the Mainstream Right&rsContemporary Europe Andrea Mammone, Emmanuel Godin and Brian Jenkins Part 1: Local and Regional Perspectives 1. Backlash in the ‘Hood’: Exploring Support for the British National Party (BNP) at Local Level Matthew J. Goodwin 2. After Colonialism: Local Politics and Far-Right Affinities in a City of Southern France John Veugelers 3. Placing the Extremes: Cityscape, Ethnic ‘Others’, and Young Right Extremists in East Berlin Nitzan Shoshan 4. Extreme-Right Discourse in Belgium: A Comparative Regional Approach JérômeJamin 5. Regionalism, Right-wing Extremism, Populism: The Elusive Nature of the Lega Nord Giorgia Bulli and Filippo Tronconi Part 2: The Southern European Extreme Right after Dictatorships 6. The Portuguese Radical Right in the Democratic Period Riccardo Marchi 7. The Spanish Extreme Right: From Neo-Francoism to Xenophobic Discourse José L.Rodríguez Jiménez 8. LAOS and the Greek Far Right since 1974 Antonis A. Ellinas Part 3: ...
