Contemporary Germany and the Fourth Wave of Far-Right Politics - From the Streets to Parliament

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.

List of contents

Introduction: German Exceptionalism during the Fourth Wave of Far-right Politics Part I The Far Right Outside of Legislatures 1. Germany’s New Right: Between Neo-National Socialism and Liberal Democracy 2. Germany’s Anti-Islamic PEGIDA Movement: A Local Phenomenon and Its Broader Impact 3. Interconnected Realities: The Hybrid Dynamics of Far-right Online and Offline Mobilization 4. Fitting in, Standing out: Far-right Youth Style and Commercialization in Germany 5. The Violence of the Far Right: The Three Decades after German Reunification Part II The Electoral Breakthrough of the AfD 6. The Politicization of Immigration and Radical Right Party Politics in Germany 7. The Electoral Breakthrough of the AfD and the East-west Divide in German Politics 8. Far-right Parties and Divisions over Movement-party Strategy: The AfD and the anti-Corona Protests of Querdenken 9. The Power of Anti-Pacting in Germany: History and Outlook 10. Learning how to Respond to the AfD. Uploading from the Subnational to the National Level? 11. The AfD’s Influence on Germany’s Coalition Landscape. Obstacle or Opportunity for the Center-right? Conclusion: Towards a Fifth Wave of Far-Right Politics in Germany and beyond?

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.

Product details

• Authors: Manes (Tu Dresden Weisskircher
• Assisted by: Manès Weisskircher (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9780367634094
• ISBN: 978-0-367-63409-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Germany, Nationalism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Elections & referenda, Demonstrations & protest movements, Political parties and party platforms, Elections and referenda / suffrage