Creating a New Normal: The Mainstreaming of Far-Right Ideas Through Online and Offline Action in Hungary
Author: Philipp Karl
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right
Author: Maik Fielitz
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Published: 2018-12-31
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 3839446708
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow have digital tools and networks transformed the far right's strategies and transnational prospects? This volume presents a unique critical survey of the online and offline tactics, symbols and platforms that are strategically remixed by contemporary far-right groups in Europe and the US. It features thirteen accessible essays by an international range of expert scholars, policy advisors and activists who offer informed answers to a number of urgent practical and theoretical questions: How and why has the internet emboldened extreme nationalisms? What counter-cultural approaches should civil societies develop in response?
Terrorist Recruitment, Propaganda and Branding
Author: Anna Kruglova
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2022-08-05
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1000629252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyses the marketing techniques that terrorist organisations employ to encourage people to adopt their ideology and become devoted supporters. The book’s central thesis is that due to the development of digital technologies and social media, terrorist groups are employing innovative marketing techniques and advertising strategies to foster an emotional connection with their audiences, particularly those in younger demographics. By conducting thematic and narrative analyses of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propagandist magazines, as well as looking at the group’s online communities, the book demonstrates that terrorist groups behave as commercial brands by establishing an emotional connection with their potential recruits. Specifically, groups and their potential supporters follow the logic of emotional choice. The book emphasizes that while ISIS became the first group that discovered and benefited from the power of marketing, it did not have a supernatural power and thus it is possible to find a response to it, which is particularly important now. The book eventually poses a question about whether terrorism has become the product of marketing in the same way as any mainstream consumer product is, and asks what can we do to battle the appeal of marketing-savvy terrorist groups. This book will be of interest to students of terrorism studies, radicalisation, and propaganda, communication , and security studies.
Developments in European Politics 3
Author: Veronica Anghel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2022-09-08
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 135033636X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDevelopments in European Politics considers what Europe is, where it came from, and what European citizens can make of it. It brings together specially commissioned chapters by leading authorities to give an up-to-date and systematic analysis of European political developments – in institutions, processes and policy – at national, regional and international levels. It provides wide-ranging and clear analysis of the factors influencing European politics, from populism and extremism in national politics to the broader forces of globalization, immigration, climate change and international terrorism. Bringing together a brand new contributor team, this new edition offers: - More coverage of Europe's role in the world - Increased focus on the attitudes of European citizens as the motor of European politics - End of chapter reading suggestions and key questions, enabling readers to engage with the important issues at stake - An overarching framework that hones in on four contemporary themes: the rise of authoritarian politics, the mismanagement of globalization, the perception of collective insecurity, and the disintegration of Europe. This is an ideal text for students undertaking courses on European Politics, as well as anyone interested in understanding the political challenges facing Europe today.
The Hungarian Far Right
Author: Péter Krekó
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783838211848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis timely book examines far-right politics in Hungary--but its relevance points much beyond Hungary. With its two main players, the radical right Jobbik and populist right Fidesz, it is at the same time an Eastern European, European, and global phenomenon. Jobbik and Fidesz, political parties with a populist, nativist, authoritarian approach, Eastern and pro-Russian orientation, and strong anti-Western stance, are on the one hand products of the problematic transformation period that is typical for post-communist countries. But they are products of a "populist zeitgeist" in the West as well, with declining trust in representative democratic and supranational institutions, politicians, experts, and the mainstream media. The rise of politicians such as Nigel Farage in the U.K., Marine Le Pen in France, Norbert Hofer in Austria, and, most notably, Donald Trump in the U.S. are clear indications of this trend. In this book, the story of Jobbik (and Fidesz), contemporary players of the Hungarian radical right scene, are not treated as separate case studies, but as representatives of broader international political trends. Far-right parties such as Jobbik (and increasingly Fidesz) are not pathologic and extraordinary, but exaggerated, seemingly pathological manifestations of normal, mainstream politics. The radical right is not the opposite and denial of the mainstream, but the sharp caricature of the changing national, and often international mainstream.
Digital Media Strategies of the Far Right in Europe and the United States
Author: Patricia Anne Simpson
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2019-04-17
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780739198834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDigital Media Strategies of the Far Right in Europe and the United States compiles a variety of perspectives on the ways right-wing activists and extremists are using popular media to advance their political--sometimes violent--agendas.
The Revolt of the Provinces
Author: Kristóf Szombati
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2018-06-12
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1785338978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first in-depth ethnographic monograph on the New Right in Central and Eastern Europe, The Revolt of the Provinces explores the making of right-wing hegemony in Hungary over the last decade. It explains the spread of racist sensibilities in depressed rural areas, shows how activists, intellectuals and politicians took advantage of popular racism to empower right-wing agendas and examines the new ruling party's success in stabilizing an 'illiberal regime'. To illuminate these important dynamics, the author proposes an innovative multi-scalar and relational framework, focusing on interaction between social antagonisms emerging on the local level and struggles waged within the political public sphere.
Nearing the Far(right)
Author: Jaclyn R. Fox
Publisher:
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn January 6, 2021, images of Capitol insurrectionists flooded the newsfeed. From the shirtless "QAnon Shaman" in a Viking hat and face paint, to fully kitted out militia members and suburban moms in MAGA gear, law enforcement and news media quickly worked to understand just who these individuals - so bent on overturning the election - actually were. This dissertation explores this key puzzle of who and what comprises the burgeoning modern-day far-right. Through three articles I use open-source social media data to analyze the modern-day far-right (2011-2023) vis-a-vis traditional ways of understanding the movement, including ideology, psychological motivation, and organizational structure. I engage in a variety of analytic methods: from machine learning and text-as-data analysis, to sentiment analysis, topic modelling, and content analysis. More specifically, the first article investigates the potential for using open-source social media data to explore extremism in the U.S. military. I use data from five relevant subreddits: r/army, r/navy, r/AirForce, r/USMC, and r/Military to understand this potential by service and in relation to specific "inflection points." In the second article, I examine the modern-day far-right's stance on gender politics and the rights and roles of women using the dual-process motivational model (Duckitt 2001). Specifically, I compare the prevalence of psychological motivations: social dominance orientation (SDO) and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) across gender-relevant comments on the influential fascist forum, Iron March, from 2011-2017. In the third article I examine the evolution of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment on Iron March. I also map the spread of the anti-LGBTQ+ groomer narrative between fringe (23 alternative platforms) and mainstream conversations. Overall, this dissertation argues that the modern-day far-right movement is expanding, incorporating hitherto mainstream individuals into a broad coalition based in hatred, conspiracy, and anti-government action. To stem the movement's growth and potential for destruction, it is essential to begin with a mapping of the modern-day far-right, using a combination of machine learning, text-as-data analysis, and content analysis. Through this analysis we can see the growth in violent elements of the far-right (e.g., preponderance of those motivated by SDO), as well as the mainstreaming of conspiracies through the online ecosystem.
World Report 2019
Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Published: 2019-02-05
Total Pages: 957
ISBN-13: 1609808851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Cultural Policies in Europe
Author: Emmanuel Négrier
Publisher: EDITIONS DE L'ATTRIBUT
Published: 2020-08-25
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 291600274X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt first glance, participation appears to be a constant goal throughout the history of cultural policies, adapting itself to very diverse configurations in time and space. However, some see it as a lever for social and cultural innovation that marks a breakthrough in several areas of public policy. Authors: Félix Dupin-Meynard, Emmanuel Négrier, Lluís Bonet, Giada Calvano, Luisella Carnelli, Elettra Zuliani. Coédité par Occitanie en scène Avec le partenariat de : CEPEL, Université de Montpellier, Universistat de Barcelona, Creative Europe, BeSpectACTive!, Fondazione Fitzcarraldo, Ministère de la Culture.
