The Radical Right Biopsychosocial Roots and International Variations
This book analyses the rise in xenophobia, racism, and radical right political parties, movements, and violent groups over recent years.The author provides a summary of the current state of international and interdisciplinary research on the multilevel ex
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The Radical Right
Klaus Wahl
The Radical Right Biopsychosocial Roots and International Variations
Klaus Wahl Psychosocial Analyses and Prevention - Information System (PAPIS) Munich, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-25130-7 ISBN 978-3-030-25131-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25131-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
A specter is haunting the world––the specter of the radical right. The surge of social and political phenomena like xenophobia, racism, authoritarianism, nationalism, right-wing populism, radicalism, extremism, and violence against asylum seekers, migrants and politicians in many countries makes citizens, journalists, scientists, and politicians concerned about the stability of democratic societies. Some authors even consider the possibility of the abolition of democracy as a result of democratic elections. What happened in the last years? In Hungary, the right-wing populist party Fidesz of Viktor Orbán ruled from 1998 to 2002 and again since 2010. In Russia, nationalist propaganda played a role beyond the takeover of the Crimea in 2014. During his tenure, President Vladimir Putin has continued to use increasingly populist and nationalistic rhetoric. In Poland, after being part of a coalition government from 2005 to 2007, Jaroslaw Kaczyński’s nationalist party Law and Justice has led the country since 2015. In 2016, the world—including political scientists—was surprised about the United Kingdom’s nationalistic vote for Brexit and right-wing populist Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elect
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