The resurgence of strong radical right-wing parties and movements constitutes one of the most significant political changes in democratic states during the past several decades, particularly in Europe. The radical right's comeback has notably attracted interest from political scientists, sociologists, and historians, although the majority of past research focuses on party and electoral politics. In contrast, The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right not only covers existing literature, but also shows how the radical right forms movements rather than parties. Editor Jens Rydren has gathered an international cast of contributors to cover concepts and definitions; ideologies and discourses; and a range of contemporary issues such as religion, globalization, gender, and activism. Further, this volume is one of few to provide a number of cases focusing on areas outside of Europe, including Russia, the US, Australia, Israel, and Japan. By integrating various strands of scholarship on the radical right that covers different regions and different research perspectives, this Handbook provides an authoritative and state of the art overview of the topic and will set the agenda for scholarship on the radical right for years to come.
Author(s): Jens Rydgren
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 761
Tags: Radicalism: Case Studies; Conservatism: Case Studies; Right And Left (Political Science)
Cover
Half title
The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
1. The Radical Right: An Introduction
Part I Ideology and Discourse
2. The Radical Right and Nationalism
3. The Radical Right and Islamophobia
4. The Radical Right and Antisemitism
5. The Radical Right and Populism
6. The Radical Right and Fascism
7. The Radical Right and Euroskepticism
Part II Issues
8. Explaining Electoral Support for the Radical Right
9. Party Systems and Radical Right-Wing Parties
10. Gender and the Radical Right
11. Globalization, Cleavages, and the Radical Right
12. Party Organization and the Radical Right
13. Charisma and the Radical Right
14. Media and the Radical Right
15. The Non-Party Sector of the Radical Right
16. The Political Impact of the Radical Right
17. The Radical Right as Social Movement Organizations
18. Youth and the Radical Right
19. Religion and the Radical Right
20. Radical Right Cross-National Links and International Cooperation
21. Political Violence and the Radical Right
Part III Case Studies
22. The Radical Right in France
23. The Radical Right in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
24. The Radical Right in Belgium and the Netherlands
25. The Radical Right in Southern Europe
26. The Radical Right in the United Kingdom
27. The Radical Right in the Nordic Countries
28. The Radical Right in Eastern Europe
29. The Radical Right in Post-Soviet Russia
30. The Radical Right in Post-Soviet Ukraine
31. The Radical Right in the United States of America
32. The Radical Right in Australia
33. The Radical Right in Israel
34. The Radical Right in Japan
Index
