The New Right In The New Europe

Author : Seán Hanley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134295647

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The New Right in the New Europe by Seán Hanley Pdf

This book considers the emergence of centre right parties in Eastern Europe following the fall of communism, focusing primarily on the case of the Czech Republic. Although the country with the strongest social democratic traditions in Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic also produced the region’s strongest and most durable party of the free market right in Václav Klaus’ Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Seán Hanley considers the different varieties of right-wing politics that emerged in post-communist Europe, exploring in particular detail the origins of the Czech neo-liberal right, tracing its genesis to the reactions of dissidents and technocrats to the collapse of 1960s reform communism. He argues that, rather than being shaped by distant historical legacies, the emergence of centre-right parties can best be understood by examining the responses of counter-elites, outside or marginal to the former communist party-state establishment, to the collapse of communism and the imperatives of market reform and decommunization. This volume goes on to consider the emergence of right-wing forces in the disintegrating Civic Forum movement in 1990, the foundation of the ODS, the right’s period in office under Klaus in 1992-97, and its subsequent divisions and decline. It concludes by analyzing the ideology of the Czech Right, and its growing euroscepticism.

Author : Tomislav Sunic
Publisher : Arktos
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781907166259

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Against Democracy and Equality by Tomislav Sunic Pdf

Dr. Sunic examines the principal themes which have concerned the thinkers of the New Right since its inception by Alain de Benoist in 1968, and also discusses the significance of some of the older authors who have been particularly influential on the development of the movement, including Oswald Spengler, Carl Schmitt, and Vilfredo Pareto.

Author : Kurt Richard Luther,Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199253226

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Political Parties in the New Europe by Kurt Richard Luther,Ferdinand Müller-Rommel Pdf

The scope and intensity of the challenges currently faced by western European political parties is exceptionally large, threatening the viability of the manner in which they have traditionally operated and causing them to seek new behaviours and strategies. This volume brings together some of the foremost scholars of European party politics, whose evaluation of political parties in 'the new Europe' is organised under four broad headings: Parties as Corporate Actors; Parties and Society; Parties and the State and Parties Beyond the Nation State. Each contributor not only provides a concise, critical review of the theoretical and methodological 'state of the art' in respect of a specific aspect, but also reviews the latest empirical findings in that area.

Author : Michael O'Meara
Publisher : Arktos
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781907166976

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New Culture, New Right by Michael O'Meara Pdf

New Culture, New Right is the first English-language study of the identitarian movements presently reshaping the contours of European politics. The study's focus is Alain de Benoist's GRECE (Groupement de Recherche et d'Etude pour la Civilisation Européenne), which Paul Piccone of Telos described as the most interesting group of continental thinkers since the existentialists of the 1950s and which elsewhere is seen as the leading school of contemporary Right-wing thought. Made up of veterans from various nationalist, traditionalist, far Right, and regionalist movements, the GRECE began as an association of French intellectuals committed to restoring the crumbling cultural foundations of European life and identity. Due to the quality of its publications and its philosophically persuasive reformulation of the Right project, it attracted an immediate audience. By the late 1970s it had recruited an impressive array of Continental thinkers to its ranks. In Italy, Germany, Belgium, and a number of other European countries, there have since emerged organizations and publishing concerns either directly linked to the Paris-based GRECE or involved in analogous endeavors. As a result of these diffusions, GRECE-style identitarianism has come to form the chief ideological alternative to the regnant liberalism. The European New Right to which the GRECE gave birth is new, however, not in the modernist sense of being novel, but in the traditionalist sense of reappropriating an origin whose meaningful possibilities remain open for realization. Such a revolutionary return to Europe's roots has never seemed so urgent. After a half century under the liberal-democratic regimes imposed by the United States in 1945, Europeans now face extinction as a race and a culture. In opposition to the ethnocidal forces of the American Occupation and its European collaborators, New Rightists appeal to the primordial in their people's heritage, aiming to awake a spirit of resistance and renaissance in them. The result, as documented in this introduction to their ideas, is one of the most formidable critiques ever made of the liberal project. Michael O'Meara, Ph.D., studied social theory at the Ècoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, and modern European history at the University of California. He is the author of Guillaume Faye and the Battle of Europe (2013), also published by Arktos.

Author : Gallya Lahav
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521535301

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Immigration and Politics in the New Europe by Gallya Lahav Pdf

Includes statistics.

Author : George Lichtheim
Publisher : New York : Praeger
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Europe
ISBN : UOM:39015065858444

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The New Europe: Today and Tomorrow by George Lichtheim Pdf

Author : Dalibor Rohac
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442270657

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Towards an Imperfect Union by Dalibor Rohac Pdf

In today’s Europe, deep cracks are showing in the system of political cooperation that was designed to prevent the geopolitical catastrophes that ravaged the continent in the first half of the twentieth century. Europeans are haunted, once again, by the specters of nationalism, fascism, and economic protectionism. Instead of sounding the alarm, many conservatives have become cheerleaders for the demise of the European Union (EU). This compelling book represents the first systematic attempt to justify the European project from a free-market, conservative viewpoint. Although many of their criticisms are justified, Dalibor Rohac contends that Euroskeptics are playing a dangerous game. Their rejection of European integration places them in the unsavory company of nationalists, left-wing radicals, and Putin apologists. Their defense of the nation-state against Brussels, furthermore, is ahistorical. He convincingly shows that the flourishing of democracy and free markets in Europe has gone hand in hand with the integration project. Europe’s pre-EU past, in contrast, was marked by a series of geopolitical calamities. When British voters make their decision in June, they should remember that while Brexit would not be a political or economic disaster for the United Kingdom, it would not solve any of the problems that the “Leavers” associate with EU membership. Worse yet, its departure from the European Union would strengthen the centrifugal forces that are already undermining Europe's ability to solve the multitude of political, economic, and security challenges plaguing the continent today. Instead of advocating for the end of the EU, Rohac argues that conservatives must come to the rescue of the integration project by helping to reduce the EU’s democratic deficit and turning it into an engine of economic dynamism and prosperity. For the author’s video on Brexit, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFReUnO05Fo

Author : M. Schain,A. Zolberg,P. Hossay
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230109186

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Shadows Over Europe by M. Schain,A. Zolberg,P. Hossay Pdf

As the French Presidential elections clearly demonstrated in the Spring of 2002, the popularity of far right parties is gaining ever more strength. From the National Front in France to the British National Party, anti-immigration, anti-European Union platforms are winning more voters. The numbers alone are striking: the National Front in France received nearly eighteen percent of the nationwide vote in 2002 Presidential run-off between Chirac and Le Pen; the Swiss People's Party received 23 percent of the popular vote in a 1999 election; and Jorg Haider's Austrian Freedom Party moved from near collapse to second place in the 1999 election. The essays in Shadows Over Europe explore this growing presence of extreme right political parties in governments throughout Europe. These parties can no longer be dismissed as anomalous or temporary. It is clear that they have established an enduring presence in European politics. The contributors to this volume explore the origins of this trend, why they have gained such support, and where these parties might be headed. They explore the policy orientations of these parties and their role in electoral politics across the continent. Together, these essays provide a significant contribution toward understanding the rise and impact of the far right in Europe.

Author : Katharina Bluhm,Mihai Varga
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351020282

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New Conservatives in Russia and East Central Europe by Katharina Bluhm,Mihai Varga Pdf

This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratization, and rule of law that has characterized moves toward an "open society" from the 1990s. It discusses how over the last decade these political actors, together with various think tanks, intellectual circles, and religious actors, have increasingly presented themselves as "conservatives," and outlines how these actors are developing a new local brand of conservatism as a full-fledged ideology that counters the perceived liberal overemphasis on individual rights and freedom, and differs from the ideology of the established, present-day conservative parties of Western Europe. Overall, the book argues that the "renaissance of conservatism" in these countries represents variations on a new, illiberal conservatism that aims to re-establish a strong state sovereignty defining and pursuing a national path of development.

Author : Hans-Georg Betz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349235476

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Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe by Hans-Georg Betz Pdf

Studies the new West European parties of the radical populist right, arguing that, in distancing themselves from the reactionary politics of the traditional extremist right, these parties have become a significant challenge to the established structure and politics of West European democracy today.

Author : Charles Kupchan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801482763

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Nationalism and Nationalities in the New Europe by Charles Kupchan Pdf

This book brings together ten original essays by leading area specialists and political commentators. Some of the chapters explore the intellectual and social roots of nationalism, while others focus on specific nationalist movements--with particular emphasis on the former Yugoslavia and other post-communist countries. A final group of essays assesses policy responses, asking how the international community can help build stable states and tolerant societies in an era of resurgent nationalism.

Author : Michael Torigian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : 0761825150

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New Right, New Culture by Michael Torigian Pdf

Presents a study of the identitarian New Rights movements reshaping the contours of European politics. This book focuses on Alain de Benoist's GRECE (Groupement de Recherche et d'Etude pour la Civilisation EuropZenne) and describes it as the most interesting group of continental thinkers since the existentialists of the 1950s.

Author : Thomas de Groot,Sophie Bloemen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789492302359

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Our Commons by Thomas de Groot,Sophie Bloemen Pdf

Our Commons: Political Ideas for a New Europe is a collection of essays, case studies and interviews that showcase the wealth of transformative ideas that the commons have to offer. Featuring reflections on the enclosure of knowledge and the monopolisation of the digital sphere, stories about renewable energy cooperatives and community foodwaste initiatives and urgent pleas to see the city as a commons and to treat health as a common good, this book is a political call to arms for all Europeans to embrace the commons and build a new Europe. Our Commons features contributions by David Bollier, Sheila R. Foster, Benjamin Coriat, Silke Helfrich, George Monbiot, Kate Raworth, Trebor Scholz and many others.

Author : Jean-Yves Camus,Nicolas Lebourg
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674971530

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Far-Right Politics in Europe by Jean-Yves Camus,Nicolas Lebourg Pdf

Jean-Yves Camus and Nicolas Lebourg’s critical look at the far right throughout Europe reveals a prehistory and politics more complex than the stereotypes suggest and warns of the challenges it poses to the EU’s liberal-democratic order. These movements are determined to gain power through legitimate electoral means, and they are succeeding.

Author : Bartosz Dziewanowski-Stefańczyk,Jay M. Winter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000543957

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A New Europe, 1918-1923 by Bartosz Dziewanowski-Stefańczyk,Jay M. Winter Pdf

This set of essays introduces readers to new historical research on the creation of the new order in East-Central Europe in the period immediately following 1918. The book offers insights into the political, diplomatic, military, economic and cultural conditions out of which the New Europe was born. Experts from various countries take into account three perspectives. They give equal attention to both the Western and Eastern fronts; they recognise that on 11 November 1918, the War ended only on the Western front and violence continued in multiple forms over the next five years; and they show how state-building after 1918 in Central and Eastern Europe was marked by a mixture of innovation and instability. Thus, the volume focuses on three kinds of narratives: those related to conflicts and violence, those related to the recasting of civil life in new structures and institutions, and those related to remembrance and representations of these years in the public sphere. Taking a step towards writing a fully European history of the Great War and its aftermath, the volume offers an original approach to this decisive period in 20th-century European history.