Mobilizing on the Extreme RightGermany, Italy, and the United States

Caiani, Manuela; Porta, Donatella della; Wagemann, Claudius

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199641260.001.0001

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“…Enemies are targeted through symbolic and/or physical violence, and depicted as human decision-makers, rather than impersonal forces such as industrialization or the market (Caiani et al, 2012;Gamson, 1992;Polletta and Kai Ho, 2006).…”

Section: Ii3 Populism and The Enemies Of The Peoplementioning

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Understanding Enemy Images in Central and Eastern European Politics

Gerő

Płucienniczak²,

Kluknavská

et al. 2017

Intersections

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In recent years, Europe has experienced a rise in politics based on antagonism, often discussed from the perspectives of populism and the mainstreaming of the ideologies of the radical right. In this study, we argue that there is a need for an interdisciplinary, theoretically broader and more empirically focused approach that fosters understanding of these developments. To explore the causal factors, we focus on the enemy images that are constructed and diffused by politicians, and their specific historical and structural contexts. The paper thus has two main components: First, we review what political theory, research on populism and on the extreme right and social psychology say about the functions of the use and development of enemy images. Second, we highlight the contextual factors that we consider make the success of a politics based on enemy images more likely in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Section: Ii3 Populism and The Enemies Of The Peoplementioning

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Understanding Enemy Images in Central and Eastern European Politics

Gerő

Płucienniczak²,

Kluknavská

et al. 2017

Intersections

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“…Carter, 2005;Ignazi, 2003;Norris, 2005), paying little attention to the non-partisan milieu and cultural phenomena that surround (and often support) the success of radical parties. On the other hand, the scholarship on social movements has often neglected right-wing radicalism (for some exceptions, see Caiani et al, 2012;Koopmans et al, 2005;Leeson et al, 2012;Minkenberg, 2011;Mudde, 2007;Rydgren, 2005Rydgren, , 2007. As noted by Della Porta (2013), right-wing extremist movements have been examined mainly within studies of political violence and terrorism, and are associated with socioeconomic or political pathologies (e.g.…”

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“…A further difficulty concerning the analysis of rightwing movements is, as Mudde (2007: 11-12) highlights, the terminological variety and the lack of a shared definition among scholars. Terms such as extreme right (Arzheimer, 2009;Caiani et al, 2012), radical right (Ellinas, 2010), right-wing populism (Mudde, 2007), anti-immigration movements and far right (Blee, 2003) are employed on the basis of a range of different interpretations of the phenomenon and depending on geographical area. Some scholars (for example Carter, 2005) define rightwing extremism (and 'extreme right') using two criteria: anticonstitutionalism and antidemocratic values (it is for this reason it is called 'extremist'), and a rejection of the principle of fundamental human equality (hence the label 'right-wing').…”

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Radical right-wing movements: Who, when, how and why?

Caiani¹

2017

Sociopedia

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This article provides an overview of the existing research on the causes of radical right-wing movements, a topic often neglected in the literature in comparison with the academic attention paid to radical right political parties and elections. It illustrates individual, organizational and contextual explanations for the emergence and mobilization (including violence) of right-wing movements in Europe and beyond, providing comparative empirical studies and data as illustration. The article concludes by discussing possible future directions for right-wing movement research.keywords far right ◆ individual, meso-level and macro-level factors ◆ political mobilization ◆ radical right violence ◆ radical right-wing movements

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“…Thus, they are more interested in the material (e.g. organizational) and symbolic resources necessary for collective action than cognitive capacities (see for example: Koopmans et al, 2005;Caiani et al, 2012). Another merit of the contributions in this special issue is that they pay particular attention, in line with the most recent strands of civil society and mobilization literature, to cognitive resources.…”

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“…In sum, the studies in this special issue underline the importance, in order to understand the recent developments in CEE politics, to look at the social and symbolic construction of the political and social reality made by various actors, which operate within those political systems and societies, and to look at their capacity to construct their own opportunities and resources. Indeed, as has been underlined, discontent, resources and opportunities have to be constructed, communicated and shared, in order to become a basis for collective action (Caiani et al, 2012).…”

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