Varieties of Right-Wing Extremism in Europe [Paperback]

Beginning with an analysis of the complex relationship between fascism and the post-war extreme right, the book discusses both contemporary parties and the cultural and intellectual influences of the European New Right as well as patterns of socialization and mobilization. It then analyses the effects of a range of factors on the ideological development of right-wing extremism including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, religious extremism and the approach towards Europe (and the European Union).The final sections investigate a number of activist manifestations of the extreme right from youth participation and the white power music scene to transnational rallies, the Internet and football hooliganism. In the process, the book questions the notion that the contemporary extreme right is either completely novel or fully populist in character.

Drawing together a wide range of contributors, this is essential reading for all those with an interest in contemporary extremism and fascism. The book is a companion volume to Mapping the Extreme Right (Routledge, 2012) which has the same editors.

1. Introduction A. Mammone, E. Godin &amp; B. JenkinsPart I: Fascism and Post-War Right-Wing Extremism&nbsp; 2. J. WolfreysThe European Extreme Right in Comparative Perspective&nbsp; 3. J. JaminTwo Different Realities: Notes on Populism and the Extreme Right&nbsp; 4. J.-A. Mell?nBlood is Worth More Than Gold. Are the Id?e-Force of the European New Right Fascist?&nbsp; 5. T. Bar-OnFascism to the Nouvelle Droite: The Quest for Pan-European Empire&nbsp; 6. G. Goodliffe&nbsp; Globalization, Class Crisis, and the Extreme Right in France in the New Century&nbsp; Part II: Mobilizing Old and New Passions&nbsp; 7. J.Y. CamusThe European Extreme Right and Religious Extremism&nbsp; 8. <l3,