Europeanisation of the Contemporary Far Right: Generation Identity and Fortress Europe
ISBN: 9781003226604
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
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Subjects: Politics & International Relations; Comparative Politics; European Politics; European Union Politics;

Europeanisation of the Contemporary Far Right explores the role of transnational European identity in far-right mobilisation strategies.

Focusing on the national members of two trans-European far-right coalitions - Generation Identity and Fortress Europe - the author explores the extent to which European far-right extra-parliamentary actors Europeanise their mobilisation. Drawing on social movement literature, the book argues that national extra-parliamentary actors' Europeanisation processes are influenced by their political and discursive opportunities and resources. Focusing on the groups' mobilisation during the 'refugee crisis' (2015-2017), the analysis considers the groups' frames, collective action, and coalition-building in the period, finding that the depth of the groups' resources particularly affects their capacity to mobilise.

This book will be of interest to scholars, students, and civil society actors in fields related to the far right, European studies, social movements, and migration.


Anita Nissen is a Postdoctoral Researcher affiliated to the research group Regional and International Studies (REGIS) in the Department of Politics and Society at Aalborg University, Denmark.

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