The new extremism in 21st century Britain / edited by Roger Eatwell and Matthew J. Goodwin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eatwell, Roger.

Goodwin, Matthew J.

Series:

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy.

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Radicalism.

Muslims--Great Britain.

Muslims.

Social isolation--Great Britain.

Social isolation.

Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the 1990s, there has been a growing concern about the resurgence of extremist and radical movements in the Western world. Although a variety of challenges to the liberal democratic order have emerged, the main focus of concern among academics, policy-makers and practitioners within Europe and beyond has been on the growth and activities of Islamists and to a lesser extent the extreme right. However, these forms of extremism are seldom placed alongside each other, and in a manner that is sensitive to both the causes and consequences of extremist mobilization. This book presents new emp

Contents:

Cover; The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The 'new' extremism in twenty-first-century Britain; Part I; 1 Religious extremism in Britain and British Muslims: Threatened citizenship and the role of religion; 2 Mobilization, recruitment, violence and the street: Radical violent takfiri Islamism in early twenty-first-century Britain; 3 Faith and state: British policy responses to 'Islamist' extremism; 4 Policing the 'new extremism' in twenty-first-century Britain

5 Policing within a counter-terrorism context post-7/7: The importance of partnership, dialogue and support when engaging with Muslim communities6 'Preventing violent extremism' - why local context matters; Part II; 7 Who might vote for the BNP?: Survey evidence on the electoral potential of the extreme right in Britain; 8 In search of the winning formula: Nick Griffin and the 'modernization' of the British National Party; 9 Who votes extreme right in twenty-first-century Britain?: The social bases of support for the National Front and British National Party

10 Responses to the extreme right in BritainConclusion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-135-16486-X

1-283-84466-4

1-135-16487-8

0-203-85961-8

9780203859612

OCLC:

821174114