Political Violence and the Radical Right

Weinberg, Leonard; Assoudeh, Eliot

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“…Importantly, political violence and different violent tactics against those whom the far right considers as a threat to the white patriarchal nation (e.g. migrants, sexual minorities, or 'leftists') is not a new phenomenon (Koopmans 1996;Karamanidou 2016;Ravndal & Jupskås 2020) but a long-embraced strategy for conveying their message and advancing social control (Weinberg & Assoudeh 2018;Ravndal & Jupskås 2020).…”

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“…I aim to contribute to ongoing discussions about the far right's anti-climate politics as well as the spatial politics of the far right by illuminating that far-right climate scepticism and intimidation of climate activists is not limited to online spaces but instead that they employ different, sometimes violent, strategies in urban spaces in their attempts to convey anti-climate messages (e.g. Weinberg & Assoudeh 2018).…”

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The nightless nights of the ‘Nazi camp’: The Finnish far-right’s anti-climate politics in urban space

Pietiläinen

2024

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The globally growing climate justice movement has drawn attention to the accelerating climate change and the structural changes that climate mitigation would require. At the same time, there has been a surge and normalization of radical and extreme right-wing groups and parties. Their central element is not only ethno-nationalism and authoritarianism but also anti-climate politics, as they seek to obstruct climate politics, mobilize anti-scientific fictions and discredit scientists and activists. The far right’s intimidation of climate justice activists has been studied by examining its textual and visual discourses in online spaces, but less attention has been paid to far-right anti-climate practices in urban spaces. Drawing on social movement geographies, I aim to contribute to the discussions on far-right anti-climate politics by analysing the spatial strategies of the Finnish far-right’s counterprotests (the so-called ‘Nazi camp’) during Extinction Rebellion Finland’s ‘Summer Rebellion’ in June 2021 in Helsinki. By doing so, I show that far-right anti-climate politics (in the form of climate scepticism and intimidation of climate activists) are not limited to online spaces but emerge through different strategies in urban spaces by which the far-right competes for control over space and visibility and shapes public narratives of climate change and politics.

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The nightless nights of the ‘Nazi camp’: The Finnish far-right’s anti-climate politics in urban space

Pietiläinen

2024

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“…Unlike the United States or much of the British Commonwealth that maintain first-past-the-post electoral processes, most European nations operate parliamentary systems based around proportional representation, which in turn allows for the propagation of a wider variety of political parties, including those on the ideological fringes. 9 While radical right-wing extremist parties certainly maintain support within the American electorate, they are often-theoretically at least-subsumed through tactical voting into larger, more centrist political parties. 10 Within European parliamentary democracies, however, political representation and some form of governmental power is far easier achieved by fringe parties.…”

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From Paramilitaries to Parliamentarians: Disaggregating Radical Right Wing Extremist Movements

Blazakis¹,

Clarke²

2021

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The global far right is extremely broad in nature and far from monolithic. While the “far right” is often used as an umbrella term, using the term runs the risk of over-simplifying the differences and linkages between white supremacist, anti-immigration, nativist, and other motivating ideologies. These beliefs and political platforms fall within the far-right rubric, and too often the phrase presents a more unified image of the phenomena than is really the case. In truth, the “far right” and the individual movements that comprise it are fragmented, consisting of a number of groups that lack established leadership and cohesion. Indeed, these movements include chauvinist religious organizations, neo-fascist street gangs, and paramilitary organs of established political parties. Although such movements largely lack the mass appeal of the interwar European radical right-wing extreme, they nevertheless can inspire both premeditated and spontaneous acts of violence against perceived enemies. This report is intended to provide policymakers, practitioners, and the academic community with a roadmap of ongoing shifts in the organizational structures and ideological currents of radical right-wing extremist movements, detailing the difference between distinct, yet often connected and interlaced echelons of the far right. In particular, the report identifies and analyzes various aspects of the broader far right and the assorted grievances it leverages to recruit, which is critical to gaining a more nuanced understanding of the potential future trajectory of these movements.

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Debating Multiculturalism

Lenard¹,

Bálint²

2022

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Multiculturalism has been subject to backlashes across democratic states. These voices argue that after years of accommodation, minorities have failed to integrate and ought to be encouraged more forcefully to abandon norms and values that are in tension with those of their broader society. In this context, Debating Multiculturalism brings together two prominent scholars of the political theory of multiculturalism. Both agree with the need for minority accommodation in liberal democracies, but disagree on the pathway forward. Patti Tamara Lenard argues that multiculturalism must be robustly defended. Lenard argues that the accommodation of cultural and religious practices is key to achieving substantive political inclusion in democratic states. Rather than generating segregation and separation, the accommodation of such practices ensures that minorities can participate across multiple domains of politics as equal citizens. She examines claims for cultural preservation, too, and argues that an emphasis on political inclusion can explain why preservationist claims should be respected. In contrast, Peter Balint argues against the need for minority rights in multicultural contexts. Balint defends a radical form of neutrality, “active indifference,” which can achieve the accommodation of minority ways of life, without recourse to minority rights. He argues that if the problem arises because of a favoring of majority ways of life, then rather than add minority rights as a solution, majority privilege should simply be removed. This solution is not only fairer, but avoids many of the problems that have plagued minority rights. The book concludes with both authors critiquing each other’s positions.

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Political Violence and the Radical Right

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The nightless nights of the ‘Nazi camp’: The Finnish far-right’s anti-climate politics in urban space

The nightless nights of the ‘Nazi camp’: The Finnish far-right’s anti-climate politics in urban space

From Paramilitaries to Parliamentarians: Disaggregating Radical Right Wing Extremist Movements

Debating Multiculturalism

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