The Radical Right in Eastern Europe: Democracy Under Siege?

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-349-95742-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 2853 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 Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Concepts: Analyzing the East European Radical Righta) A Concept of the Radical Right in Comparative Perspectiveb) Conceptual Enlargement: the Radical Right and the East European Contextc) Modeling the Mobilization and Interaction of the Radical Right2. Contexts: Legacies and the Transformation Processa) The Return of the Past or the Return to Europe - the Question of Legaciesb) Cultural Context: Nation Building and Nationalismc) Structural Context: Regime Change and Modernization3. Contents: Organizational Patterns and Ideological Profilesa) Mapping the Radical Right in the Regionb) Ideology – Assessing the Democratic Qualityc) vement Sector and Violence4. Configurations: Mobilization and Performance a) Parties and Elections – Fluidity and Continuityb) Patterns of Change – the Role of Differentiationc) Patterns of Interaction5. Consequences: Interaction and Impacta) At the Top: Government Participationb) Interaction Effectsc) Policy ShiftsConclusionsBibliography

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.