1st Edition

British National Party Contemporary Perspectives

Edited By Nigel Copsey, Graham Macklin Copyright 2011
256 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the recent development of the far right in Britain, with a particular focus on the British National Party (BNP) the most electorally successful far right party in British history. It brings fresh perspectives to our understanding of the BNP in order to make a significant contribution to scholarly debate on the nature of far right extremism both nationally and internationally.... Read more

Introduction: Contemporary Perspectives on the BNP Nigel Copsey  Part 1: Ideological and Cultural Politics  1. Modernising the Past for the Future Graham Macklin  2. Race and Racial Difference: The Surface and Depth of BNP Ideology John E Richardson  3. Multiculturalism and the Sub-Cultural Politics of the BNP James Rhodes  Part 2: Responses to the BNP  4. 'The Media = Lies, Lies, Lies!' The BNP and the Media in Contemporary Britain Nigel Copsey and Graham Macklin  5. Ambivalent Admiration: The Response of Other Extreme Right Groups to the Rise of the BNP Steven Woodbridge  6. From Direct Action to Community Action: The Changing Dynamics of Anti-Fascist Opposition Nigel Copsey  7. The BNP in Local Government: Support for the Far Right or for Community Politics? Karin Bottom and Colin Copus  Part 3: International Perspectives  8. Assessing the Political Influence of Anti-Immigrant Parties: The BNP in Comparative European Perspective Anthony Messina  9. Alien Influence: Contextualising the ‘Modernised’ BNP Roger Griffin  10. Local Embedding as a Factor in Electoral Success: The BNP and NPD Compared Fabian Virchow and Nigel Copsey.  Conclusion: Further Avenues for Research Graham Macklin

Biography

Nigel Copsey is Reader in Modern History at Teesside University, UK. Major publications include Anti Fascism in Britain (2000) and Contemporary British Fascism (2004, 2008). He is also co-editor of British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State (2005); and Varieties of Anti-Fascism (2010).

Graham Macklin is Research Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in History in the School of Arts and Media, Teesside University, UK.