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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814731303321

Titolo

Extreme right activists in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : through the magnifying glass / / edited by Bert Klandermans and Nonna Mayer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-24545-9

1-280-24782-7

9786610247820

0-203-00439-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Extremism and Democracy

Altri autori (Persone)

KlandermansBert

MayerNonna

Disciplina

320.533094

Soggetti

Radicalism - Europe

Right-wing extremists - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Series editors' preface; Preface; PART I The environment; 1 Right-wing extremism as a social movement; 2 Links with the past; 3 Context, alliances and conflict; 4 Political demand and supply; 5 Writing life-histories; PART II The interviewees; 6 Italy; 7 France; 8 Extreme right-wing activism in the Flemish part of Belgium; 9 'Doing it for Germany'; 10 The Netherlands; 11 One root, different branches; 12 Identity in German right-wing extremism; 13 Do right- and left-wing extremists have anything in common?

14 Through the magnifying glassAppendices; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the 1980s, one of the main political changes in Western Europe has been the electoral upsurge of extreme right-wing parties. However, while the electoral support of these movements has been studied extensively, their membership has largely been ignored. This book examines who joins the extreme right and why?Drawing upon extensive research and featuring contributions from distinguished social psychologists and political scientists, this book provides the most detailed comparative study yet published of the psychology of right-



wing extremist activists. Countries discussed include G