The Radical Right in Eastern Europe

Democracy under Siege?
2017
ISBN: 978-1-349-95147-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3846 g

Reihe: Europe in Crisis

This book is a comparative analysis of the post-communist East European radical right, both in party and non-party formation, using the West European radical right as a baseline. Minkenberg offers insights into the political field of the radical right since the onset of democracy in the region and elicits region-wide and country-specific characteristics. The book argues that due to the nature of the transition process from Soviet hegemony to national independence and from communist to democratic societies, and the unfinished process of nation-building in the region, the radical right in Eastern Europe is a phenomenon
sui generis
, both organizationally more fluid and ideologically more extreme than the Western counterpart. The issues covered include trends in party system and electoral developments, patterns of movement mobilization and racist activism, and the impact of the radical right on their countries’ politics and policies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Minkenberg, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Concepts: Analyzing the East European Radical Right.- Contexts: Legacies and the Transformation Process.- Contents: Organizational Patterns and Ideological Profiles.- Configurations: Mobilization and Performance.- Consequences: Interaction and Impact.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Minkenberg is Professor of Political Science at European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. He had previously held the Max Weber Chair for German and European Studies at New York University, USA. His research interests include the radical right in liberal democracies and the relationship between religion and politics in Western societies.