The Radical Right: Biopsychosocial Roots and International Variations

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This book analyses the rise in xenophobia, racism, and radical right political parties, movements, and violent groups over recent years. The author provides a summary of the current state of international and interdisciplinary research on the multilevel explanations of right-wing radical thought, comparing similarities and differences across Europe and the United States. By integrating findings from psychology, history, social and life sciences, he proposes a biopsychosociological model of the conditions, causes, catalysts, and triggers of phenomena of the radical right across the world. Following a ‘demand’ and ‘supply’ analysis, Wahl explores the interaction of evolutionary emotional mechanisms and socialization processes with various environmental conditions, and consequent manifestations of radical right groups, to identify strategies to slow down the rise and effects of the radical right. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv The Radical Right: More than a Topic of Political Science (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 1-20 Fear, Hate, and Hope: A Biopsychosociological Model of the Radical Right (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 21-60 Psychological and Biological Factors: From Personality Back to Evolution (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 61-110 Sociological and Historical Factors: From the Present Society Back to History (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 111-166 The Radical Right in Europe: Variations of a Socio-political Phenomenon (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 167-219 The Radical Right in Europe: Sociological and Historical Causes and Conditions (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 221-284 Making America Great Again? The Radical Right in the United States (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 285-317 Bundling Insights, Expanding Horizons, and Offering Solutions (Klaus Wahl)....Pages 319-367 Back Matter ....Pages 369-379