By: Ruth Wodak (Editor), Brigitte Mral (Editor), Majid KhosraviNik (Editor)

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Right wing populist movements and related politial parties are currently gaining ground in many EU member states. This volume offers a comparative survey of Far Right parties across Europe, examining in particular their changing political rhetoric.The contributors look at the development of two distinct forms of party development and discourse: * The Haiderization model -- drawing on the style of the former leader of the Austrian Freedom Party, Jorg Haider, such parties claim to speak for 'the people', endorsing chauvinist and nativist ideologies, leading to a politics of fear. * The Berlusconization model -- a happy-clappy populism mixing feelgood consumerism, ethno-nationalist sentiment and shallow hedonism with lamentable actions against immigrants and minorities. Parties covered in this wide ranging book include the British BNP, the Hungarian Jobbik and the Danish Folkeparti. The authors examine the role of the media in prooting rightwing populism and they look at strategies to combat the exclusionary rhetoric and policies of such parties.

With the current surge of right-wing populism in Europe this book is a key contribution to the critical discourse analysis on this frightening development. Its coverage of the various parts and countries of Europe by local experts is as complete as it is thorough, and offers the necessary basis for both national as well as international debate. A crucial text for all scholars and students in the social sciences in general, and in discourse studies and political science in particular. Teun A. van Dijk, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain This is an important collection of essays which shows why we should be very concerned about the viral spread of right-wing populism across Europe. Uniquely, it dissects the anatomy of the phenomenon in different national contexts and it exposes its affective and discursive power - one that cannot be lightly dismisses as crackpot or marginal. Ash Amin, Professor of Geography at Cambridge University, UK

Section One Populism - Concepts and Typology "Anything goes!" - The Haiderization of Europe Muffled Interests, Loud Values: Does 'Third Way' Social Democracy Pave the Way for Right-Wing Populism? On Some Empirical and Theoretical Aspects of 'Soft' Populism Risk (speculated) Society as Journalistic and Political Strategies A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Rightwing Populism: The French Case in a Comparative Perspective Radical Right Wing Parties and the Legacy of 'Fascism': Lega Nord (LN) and Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) in a 'Post-Fascist' era A Collective European Identity: Us and Them Categorization in Construction of European Identity vs. Muslims Section Two Arguments Pro et Contra about Letting the Sweden Democrats Participate in Public Debate Contemporary Forms of Racist Movements and Mobilisation Underlying Commitment to Fascist Politics: The Case of the British National Party Nordic Populism - Changes over Time and Space. A Comparative and Retrospective Analysis of Populist Parties in the Nordic Countries from 1965 - 2010 Right Wing Populism and Welfare State Protectionism: The case of Denmark and the Danish People's Party From Nationalism, Anti-Semitism and Revisionism to Mediatisation, Securitization and Islamophobia: On Continuities and Shifts in Recent Discourses of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) Making Native 'Us' and Immigrants 'Them': Impact of Rightwing Populist Parties in Austria, Denmark and Sweden The Narrative of the Homogeneous People: The Case of Mugeln in Germany The Construction of Populist Leaders: The Case of Berlusconi and Bossi in Italy The Rise of Right Wing Populism in Hungary: The Case of Movement for a Better Hungary (JOBBIK) The Radical Right in the United States and its Ties to European Extremism Journalistic Work in a Right Wing Environment

ISBN: 9781780932323
ISBN-10: 1780932324
Audience: General
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 368
Published: 23rd May 2013
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 3.302
Weight (kg): 0.703