Far-Right Politics in Europe

Camus, Jean–Yves; Todd, Jane Marie; Lebourg, Nicolas

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“…To us, it seems ironic and more than a little bewildering that social psychologists are drifting into this relativistic view of morality and politics just as authoritarian conservatism (and illiberal hostility to democratic norms) seem to be reaching new heights of popularity and brazenness not only in Trump’s America but also in Erdogan’s Turkey, Orban’s Hungary, and Netanyahu’s Israel. Radical right-wing nationalistic parties are on the rise again throughout Europe, including Germany, Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, France, Switzerland, England, and the Netherlands (e.g., Akkerman, de Lange, & Rooduijn, 2016; Camus & Lebourg, 2017; Mammone, Godin, & Jenkins, 2013). The only truly comparable resurgence of left-wing authoritarianism has been in Venezuela, although it is, of course, possible to cite other historical periods in which left-wing authoritarianism posed (or might have posed) a serious threat to liberal democracy.…”

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False Equivalence: Are Liberals and Conservatives in the United States Equally Biased?

Baron

Jost

2019

Perspect Psychol Sci

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On the basis of a meta-analysis of 51 studies, Ditto et al. (this issue, p. 273) conclude that ideological bias is equivalent on the left and right of U.S. politics. In this commentary, we contend that this conclusion does not follow from the review and that Ditto and his colleagues are too quick to embrace a false equivalence between the liberal left and the conservative right. For one thing, the issues, procedures, and materials used in the studies reviewed by Ditto and his colleagues were selected for purposes other than the inspection of ideological asymmetries. Consequently, methodological choices made by researchers were systematically biased to avoid producing differences between liberals and conservatives. We also consider the broader implications of a normative analysis of judgment and decision making and demonstrate that the bias examined by Ditto and his colleagues is not, in fact, an irrational bias, and that it is incoherent to discuss bias in the absence of standards for assessing accuracy and consistency. Other conclusions about domain-general asymmetries in motivated social cognition have suggested that epistemic virtues are more prevalent among liberals than conservatives, and these conclusions are closer to the truth of the matter when it comes to current American politics. Finally, we question the notion that the research literature in psychology is necessarily characterized by liberal bias, as several authors have claimed.

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False Equivalence: Are Liberals and Conservatives in the United States Equally Biased?

Baron

Jost

2019

Perspect Psychol Sci

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“…Unfortunately, this is a rather difficult requirement, given the number of persuasive but discrepant theoretical accounts in the literature, including important studies by Roger Eatwell (1992Eatwell ( , 1996Eatwell ( , 2006, Roger Griffin (1991Griffin ( , 2012, Michael Mann (2004), Robert Paxton (2004), Dylan Riley (2010), and Enzo Traverso (2003, among many others. Drawing on these accounts, and on work by other scholars of Right-wing thought, such as Wodak (2015), Berlet and Lyons (2000), Robin (2011), andCamus andLebourg (2017), I suggest, here, a 'fascism' ideal-type with five core features:…”

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Reflecting on Post-Fascism: Utopia and Fear

el-Ojeili

2018

Critical Sociology

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It has been suggested that, today, with the growth of Right-populism and white nationalism, Western nations are haunted by the spectre of fascism. This article explores the consolidation of a ‘post-fascist constellation’, through attention to utopia. The argument proceeds by way of a discussion of utopia as method, beginning with a survey of the utopian turn across the human sciences, and closing with seven theses on utopia as human scientific optic. Turning to post-fascism, a five-featured ideal-type is outlined: organic, palingenetic, transcendent nationalism; conspiracy theory and cleansing; charismatic authority; counter-revolution or backlash politics; and militaristic masculinity. These strands are then brought together, in exploring the utopian dimension of post-fascism, drawing on the work of Ernst Bloch, in particular. The article closes with two suggested and somewhat contrasting theses: first, that post-fascism is loaded with utopian content, predominantly characterized by what Bloch called ‘the future in the past’; second, that, nevertheless, the utopian figuration of post-fascism is residual in comparison to the reservoir of variably-expressed fears found within this ideological ensemble.

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“…So what is exactly the far-right? This question has mobilized a significant amount of scholarly attention without, however, producing a unanimous definition (Mudde 1995;Eatwell 2004;Hainsworth 2008), despite consensus has been found on the fact that there exists indeed such a family of parties located at the far-right of the spectrum (Camus and Lebourg 2017). The academic production has thus led to the generation of multiple definitions over the years, which, in some instances, differ to significant extents (see inter alia Mudde 1996;Druwe and Mantino 1996;Ignazi 2003;Hainsworth 2008;Griffin, Loh and Umland 2014).…”

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Is Europe’s right wing turn due to immigration? Empirical evidence from Italy

Pasini

Wolleghem

2020

Open Political Science

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Immigration has unquestionably gained importance in Italian public opinion over the past few years; but what has been its effect on politics? Building on a recent trend in literature, this paper appraises the effect of immigration on the success of far-right parties. We analyze the results of the elections from 2001, when immigration was still marginal, to the last elections held in 2018. Applying time-series-cross-section methods to an original dataset, we find that immigration has had a consistent effect on votes for the far-right. Interestingly, we also show that economic factors likely weigh more on far-right votes than immigration.

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Far-Right Politics in Europe

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False Equivalence: Are Liberals and Conservatives in the United States Equally Biased?

False Equivalence: Are Liberals and Conservatives in the United States Equally Biased?

Reflecting on Post-Fascism: Utopia and Fear

Is Europe’s right wing turn due to immigration? Empirical evidence from Italy

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