Trouble on the Far Right: National Strategies and Local Practices Challenging Europe

ISBN-13: 9783837637205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 208 str.

Fielitz, Maik

Opis

Europe is in trouble as right-wing motivated attacks have become a regular occurrence. Their targets span from religious minorities, such as Muslims and Jews, and ethnic minorities, such as Roma, to participants of LGBTQ1 parades, civil society protagonists and sometimes even representatives of the political order. At the same time, a xenophobic discourse, especially against migrants and refugees, has gained momentum among European publics, further blurring the lines between far-right agitation and mainstream politics. Likewise, far-right actors have become increasingly influential at various levels: political parties in Austria, France and Slovakia have achieved electoral successes. Movement organizations in Germany and Italy have mobilized thousands of people onto the streets. In Finland and Great Britain, vigilante and terrorist groups have been waging an armed struggle. Last, but not least, 'illiberal models of democracy' in Poland and Hungary demonstrate the far right's capacity to transform entire political systems.

By taking a close look at contemporary practices and strategies of far-right actors, the present volume explores this right-ward shift of European publics and politics. It assembles analyses of changing mobilization patterns and their effects on the local, national and transnational level. International experts, among them Tamir Bar-On, Liz Fekete, Matthew Kott, and Graham Macklin, scrutinize new forms of coalition building, mainstreaming and transnationalization tendencies as aspects of diversified far-right politics in Europe.

In Europe, the far right is gaining momentum on the streets and in parliaments. By taking a close look at contemporary practices and strategies of far-right actors, the present volume explores this right-ward shift of European publics and politics. It assembles analyses of changing mobilization patterns and their effects on the local, national and transnational level.International experts, among them Tamir Bar-On, Liz Fekete, Matthew Kott, and Graham Macklin, scrutinize new forms of coalition building, mainstreaming and transnationalization tendencies as aspects of diversified far-right politics in Europe.

Recenzje

»Ein eindrückliches Bild gegenwärtiger Wandlungstendenzen innerhalb der rechten Bewegungslandschaft in Europa.« Daniel Staemmler, Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen, 30/3 (2017) »This book contributes to the discussion about far-right movements in Europe by addressing key questions about the manifestation of the far right, new forms of mobilisation, national peculiarities,and the interaction of such movements with traditional political parties. For those seeking an overview on the subject, this book is essential reading.« Marcin Roman Czubala Ostapiuk, Europa-Asia Studies, 29.01.2018 »[Es] kann nur eine Leseempfehlung ausgesprochen werden. Besonders für diejenigen, die sich einen vertiefenden Überblick jenseits des deutschsprachigen Raumes und in einem europäischen Kontext über die rechte Bewegung verschaffen wollen, sollten zu diesem Buch greifen.« Ludovicus Schoenblick, zwischenzeit, 02.12.2016

O autorze

Maik Fielitz is a conflict researcher. He co-directs the research unit of the BAG »Gegen Hass im Netz« and is a researcher at the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society in Jena. He conducts research on the transformation of right-wing extremism in the context of digitalization. He has published numerous articles on this topic, which have been received both nationally and internationally.Laura Lotte Laloire is a Master student of International Studies/Peace and Conflict Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany. She works as a student assistant at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and as a free-lance journalist.