The dark side of European integration : social foundations and cultural determinants of the rise of radical right movements in contemporary Europe / Alina Polyakova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polyakova, Alina, author.

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Explorations of the far right ; 2192-7448 4.

Explorations of the far right, 2192-7448 ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right-wing extremists--Europe, Eastern.

Right-wing extremists.

Right-wing extremists--Europe, Western.

Nationalism--Europe, Eastern.

Nationalism.

Eastern Europe.

Nationalism--Europe, Western.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

180 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2015]

Summary:

Across Europe, radical right-wing parties are winning increasing electoral support. The Dark Side of European Integration argues that this rising nationalism and the mobilization of the radical right are the consequences of European economic integration. The European economic project has produced a cultural backlash in the form of nationalist radical right ideologies. This assessment relies on a detailed analysis of the electoral rise of radical right parties in Western and Eastern Europe. Contrary to popular belief, economic performance and immigration rates are not the only factors that determine the far right's success. There are other political and social factors that explain why in post-socialist Eastern European countries such parties had historically been weaker than their potential, which they have now started to fulfill increasingly. Using in-depth interviews with radical right activists in Ukraine, Alina Polyakova also explores how radical right mobilization works on the ground through social networks, allowing new insights into how social movements and political parties interact. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 11

The Dark Side of Europe 14

The Polanyian Moment 15

Symptoms of a Countermovement? 18

Themes and Roadmap 24

Chapter 2 Radical Right Parties in Western and Eastern Europe 29

Defining the Radical Right 32

The Paradox of the "Backward" East 35

Explanations and Hypotheses 38

Data and Model Design 46

Results 56

Discussion 61

Conclusion 63

Chapter 3 How Right-Wing Mobilization Works on the Ground 67

Explaining Movement Participation 69

The Case: Ukraine's Radical Right Movement 75

Method and Data 79

Recruitment Strategies in the Nationalist Heartland: Galicia 84

Recruitment Strategies Outside the Heartland: Volyn 92

How and Why They Join: Radical Right Activists 97

Conclusion 105

Chapter 4 Reimagining Political Parties and Social Movements 107

1950s-1960s: From Marxism to Structuralism 108

1970s-1980s: Mobilization Theories 111

1990s-2000s: Collective Action Frames and Contentious Politics 116

Where Are We Now? 121

Where We Are Going: Political Articulation and Field Theories 128

Field Theory of Social Movements and Political Parties 133

Conclusion 146

Chapter 5 Conclusion 149

Summary of Key Findings 149

What Would Polanyi Say? 153

Unintended Consequences of Economic Integration 154

An Ever-Closer Union? 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9783838208169

3838208161

9783838207667

3838207661

OCLC:

919076909

Publisher Number:

9783838208169

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