Mapping the Extreme Right in Contemporary Europe: From Local to Transnational

by Mammone; Andrea

• ISBN13: 9780415502641
• ISBN10: 0415502640
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781136330384
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-20
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

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 Europeprovides 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.