The Rise of the Far Right in Europe: Populist Shifts and 'Othering'

The results of the last European Elections of 2014 confirmed the rise of right and far right 'populist' parties across the EU. The success of a range of parties, such as DenmarkÆs Dansk Folskeparti, SloveniaÆs Slovenska demokratska stranka, FranceÆs Front National, GreeceÆs Golden Dawn, the United Kingdom Independence Party, Beppe GrilloÆs Five Star Movement in Italy and the Austrian FP?, has been perceived as a political wave which is transforming the face of the European Parliament, and challenging at some level the hegemony of the 'big four' well-established European political forces that lead the StrasbourgÆs assembly: the ALDE, EPP, S&D and Greens/ALE. As 'populism' has become a major issue in many EU countries, this collection aims to provide a critical understanding of related trends and recommend ways in which they can be challenged both in policy and praxis, by using the gender-race-ethnicity-sexual orientation intersectionality approach. This international volume combines extensive transnational comparative data analysis, as well as research at discursive, attitudinal and behavioural levels.

• | Author: Gabriella Lazaridis, Giovanna Campani, Annie Benveniste
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jul 22, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 306 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1137556781
• | ISBN-13: 9781137556783