RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE: AN OVERVIEW

• Authors: Wojciechowski S.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article examines right-wing extremism, which is regarded as one of the major problems facing Europe today. First, issues connected with the terminology and classification of radical political parties, their leaders, and members are discussed. Substantial attention is devoted to the origin and scope of the phenomena in contemporary European countries. The author next discuses a variety of means for preventing political extremism. Special attention is also devoted to the transformation of extremism, as well as to its specific features and diversity in individual countries. The author describes specific characteristics of those groups of right-wing electorates which support and vote for radical parties in election campaigns.

Keywords

EN

EXTREMISM; POLITICAL PARTIES; RADICAL POLITICS

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
• Year: 2005
• Issue: 27
• Pages: 129-136
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Wojciechowski S.

• S. Wojciechowski, Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza, Instytut Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa, ul. A. Szamarzewskiego 89a, 60-568 Poznan, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA00761876