In recent years the revival of the far right and anti-Semitic, racist, and Islamophobic groups has posed a significant threat throughout Europe. Varieties of Right-Wing Extremism in Europe provides an overview of the political and cultural manifestations of this phenomenon and the different interpretations offered to explain it.
Beginning with an analysis of the complex relationship between fascism and the post-war extreme right, the book discusses both contemporary parties and the cultural and intellectual influences of the European new right as well as patterns of socialisation and mobilisation.