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Record Nr.

UNINA9910860844003321

Autore

Oudenampsen Merijn <1979->

Titolo

The rise of the Dutch new right : an intellectual history of the rightwards shift in Dutch politics / / Merijn Oudenampsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2021

ISBN

0-429-84019-5

0-429-45260-8

0-429-84020-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Fascism and the far right

Disciplina

320.5209492

Soggetti

Right and left (Political science) - Netherlands

Radicalism - Netherlands

Populism - Netherlands

Political culture - Netherlands

Conservatism - Netherlands

Netherlands Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the Dutch swing to the right -- Struggling with depoliticization -- The rise of the Dutch new right -- The neoliberal strand -- The neoconservative strand -- A complex backlash -- The double life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali -- The birth of an online counterculture -- Rebels without a cause -- Conclusion : both a revolt and an echo.

Sommario/riassunto

In the past 20 years, a wave of right-wing populist movements has swept over Europe, changing the face of European politics. The Netherlands has been one of the more iconic countries to partake in this shift. Known internationally as an emblem of progressivism and tolerance, the country soon became a frontrunner in the revival of nationalist and anti-immigrant sentiment. This is the first study to offer an extensive engagement with the ideas behind the Dutch swing to the right. The emergence of Dutch populism, this book shows, formed an integral part of a broader conservative tendency, identified as the Dutch New Right. In the US and the UK, the term New Right has been used to describe conservative backlash movements that arose in



opposition to the progressive movements of the 1960s. The Dutch swing to the right, this book argues, formed a belated iteration of the New Right backlash that occurred overseas. This text will be essential reading for students and scholars in the fields of European Studies and Political Science, and Dutch politics and society more specifically.