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Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right (Extremism and Democracy)

By Roger Eatwell

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0415369711, 9780415369718, 0203402197, 9780203402191, 9780203410912
LCC
JC573.2.E85 W47 2004
Open Library ID
OL22566438M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1208967 bytes)
Pages
240\235
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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.

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