| Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right Challenge Contributor(s): Eatwell, Roger (Editor), Mudde, Cas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415369711 ISBN-13: 9780415369718 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: The last decade has seen the growth of extreme right movements throughout the western world, yet how should democracies react to the challenge that they pose? The distinguished contributors consider this crucial issue by examining a variety of countries including America, Israel, Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Sweden and Germany. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 324.213 |
| LCCN: 2003010829 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the turn of the 1990s, Western democracy appeared destined to become the universal governmental norm. However, as we move into the new millennium there are growing signs that extremism is far from dead. In recent years, the extreme right has gathered notable support in many Western countries, such as Austria, France and Italy. Racist violence, initially aimed at 'immigrants', is on the rise, and in the US, and increasingly in Europe, the state itself has become a major target. This book considers the varying trajectories of the 'extreme right' and 'populist' parties and focuses on the problems of responses to these trends, an issue which has hitherto been neglected in academic literature. |