Overview

This collection takes a refreshingly original approach to the phenomenon of the radical right. Most studies have tended to concentrate on particular movements in a single country, neglecting to a greater or lesser extent the international dimensions of right-wing extremism. By contrast, Merkl and Weinberg adopt a comparative perspective, concentrating on the revival of the right across a variety of countries. For example, the work contains data from Lauri Karvonen reviewing levels of support from rightist values in all members of the European Union. Piero Ignazi discusses the appearance of a silent 'counter-revolution' all over western Europe and Peter Merkl explores of the reasons for the popularity of right-wing parties in Europe at this particular point in the continent's history. As well as studying movements in Britain, France and the United States, this book provides data from places as diverse as the Ukraine, South Africa, Belarus and Romania.

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'This is a careful and well written book and one that deserves the highest commendation.' - Race Relations 'This is a thought provoking book which raises a number of interesting questions and provides a useful and detailed account, particularly with regard to central and eatern Europe, of the various extreme right wing organisations to have risen to prominence.' - Contemporary Politics 'This volume will prove useful for scholars of comparative politics and for courses on contemporary political movements.' - Contemporary Sociology 'It is a useful addition to the growing literature and deserves to be well-read.' - Political Studies 'This collection will be of enormous benefit to anyone seeking an informative and measured analysis of a phenomena [sic] that is often treated with hysteria in popular debate.' - The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest

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Peter H. Merkl, Leonard Weinberg

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