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 Denmark s Dansk Folskeparti, Slovenia s Slovenska demokratska stranka, France s Front National, Greece s Golden Dawn, the United K [...]
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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 Denmark s Dansk Folskeparti, Slovenia s Slovenska demokratska stranka, France s Front National, Greece s Golden Dawn, the United Kingdom Independence Party, Beppe Grillo s Five Star Movement in Italy and the Austrian FPO, 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 Strasbourg s 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. "