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Contemporary Germany and the fourth wave of far-right politics : from the streets to parliament
Title
Contemporary Germany and the fourth wave of far-right politics : from the streets to parliament / edited by Manès Weisskircher.
ISBN
9780367634087
0367634082
9780367634094
0367634090
9781003120049
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
Copyright Notice Date
©2024.
Physical Description
xiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Summary
"This volume provides a state-of-the-art analysis on the fourth wave of far-right politics in Germany by leading scholars in the field. Innovatively, the book focuses not only on the role of the electoral breakthrough of AfD, the Federal Republic's first-ever nationally established far-right party, but also on the many crucial instances of non-party activism, such as the 'New Right' intellectual circles, PEGIDA street protest, and political violence. For a long time, Germany was regarded as an exceptional case because of the lack of an established far-right party on the national level. Times have changed - but Germany still remains unique. The book highlights four features that continue to make the case exceptional within western Europe: (I) The strong diversity of vibrant far-right political players in Germany and their many interconnections, (II) the electoral success of AfD, i.e. the delayed electoral breakthrough of a far-right party on the national level, (III) the importance of 'militant democracy', specifically how established players have responded to AfD, and (IV) the relevance of the east-west divide for understanding far-right politics in Germany. Contributions on these topics highlight the broader theoretical relevance of the analysis of the German far-right, connecting to many research questions that have occupied scholars also in other contexts. The book is essential reading for all those with an interest in the far right, German and European politics, as well as in the interconnections between political parties, social movements, and subcultural milieus"-- Provided by publisher.
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Online version: Contemporary Germany and the fourth wave of far-right politics New York : Routledge, 2024
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 15, 2024
Series
Routledge studies in extremism and democracy.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: The far right outside of legislatures
Germany's new right: between neo-national socialism and liberal democracy / Uwe Backes
Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement: a local phenomenon and its broader impact / Maik Herold, and Steven Schäller
Interconnected realities: the hybrid dynamics of far-right online and offline mobilization / Matthias Hoffmann and Julia Rone
Fitting in, standing out: far-right youth style and commercialization in Germany / Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Annett Gräfe-Geusch
The violence of the far right: the three decades after German reunification / Pascal D. König and Sebastian Jäckle
Part II: The electoral breakthrough of the AFD
The politicization of immigration and radical right party politics in Germany / Theresa Gessler and Sophia Hunger
The electoral breakthrough of the AFD and the East-West divide in German politics / Kai Arzheimer
Far-right parties and divisions over movement-party strategy: The AFD and the anti-corona protests of Querdenken / Manès Weisskircher
The power of anti-pacting in Germany: history and outlook / David Art
Learning how to respond to the AFD. uploading from the subnational to the national level? / Anna-Sophie Heinze
The AFD's influence on Germany's coalition landscape. Obstacle or opportunity for the center-right? / Frank Decker, Fedor Ruhose, and Philipp Adorf.
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