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1. Rethinking the French New Right

   Alternatives to Modernity

   By Tamir Bar-On

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   This book focuses on the philosophy, politics and impact of the 'New Right' which originated in France and has since influenced activism, ideology and policy in a number of European countries. This book explores the idea that revolutionaries do not necessarily need to come from the left, nor...

   Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Radical Left Parties in Europe

   By Luke March

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   What has happened to the European radical left after the collapse of the USSR? How has it reacted, reformed, even revived? This new volume is one of the first to provide an overview of the main developments in contemporary European radical left parties (those defining themselves as to the left of,...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Social and Political Thought of Julius Evola

   By Paul Furlong

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   Julius Evola’s writing covered a vast range of subjects, from a distinctive and categorical ideological outlook and has been extremely influential on a significant number of extreme right thinkers, activists and organisations. This book is the first full length study in English to present his...

   Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. Varieties of Right-Wing Extremism in Europe

   Edited by Andrea Mammone, Emmanuel Godin, Brian Jenkins

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   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...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
5. Class Politics and the Radical Right

   Edited by Jens Rydgren

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   One of the most significant events in European politics the past two decades is the emergence of radical right-wing parties, mobilizing against immigration and multiethnic societies. Such parties have established themselves in a large number of countries, often with voter shares exceeding ten and...

   Published November 6th 2012 by Routledge
6. Mapping the Extreme Right in Contemporary Europe

   From Local to Transnational

   Edited by Andrea Mammone, Emmanuel Godin, Brian Jenkins

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   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 Europe provides a broad geographical overview of the dominant strands within the contemporary radical right in...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
7. Uncivil Society?

   Contentious Politics in Post-Communist Europe

   Edited by Petr Kopecky, Cas Mudde

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the development of post-communist civil society by focusing on its alleged 'dark side', i.e., on the groups that are excluded from 'civil society' on both conceptual and normative grounds. The chapters, written by specialists in the...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
8. Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA

   By George Michael

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
9. Counterterrorism in Turkey

   Policy Choices and Policy Effects toward the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

   By Mustafa Unal

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   Counterterrorism in Turkey comprehensively analyses Turkey’s counterterrorism policies in the context of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), an ethnicity-based guerrilla insurgency group employing terrorism. Contrary to most of the counterterrorism studies that focused on single aspect of the...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
10. The Populist Radical Right in Poland

    The Patriots

    By Rafal Pankowski

    Series: Extremism and Democracy

    In this important and accessible study, Rafal Pankowski makes sense of the rapid growth of organized radical nationalism on the political level in Poland by showing its origins, its internal dynamics and the historical, political, social and cultural context that has made it possible. From...

    Published September 15th 2011 by Routledge