Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy

This book examines the response to right-wing extremism in the US from both the government and non-governmental organisations. It provides a detailed portrait of the contemporary extreme right in the US, including interviews with several of the movement's leading figures from groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Militias, American Renaissance and the White Aryan Resistance. The author also explains...

This book collects Cas Mudde's old and new blog posts, interviews, and op-eds on the topic of the US far right, ranging from right-wing populists to neo-Nazi terrorists. The main emphasis of The Far Right in America is on the two most important far right developments of the 21st century: the Tea Party and Donald Trump. Primarily aimed at a...

Why are migration policies sometimes heavily contested and high on the political agenda? And why do they, at other moments and in other countries, hardly lead to much public debate? The entrance and settlement of migrants in Western Europe have prompted various political reactions. In some countries, anti-immigration parties have gained substantial public support, while in others migration policies have...

Often neglected in the study of far-right organisations, post-communist Europe recently witnessed the rise and fall of a number of populist radical right parties. The Populist Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe is the first comparative study to focus on the ideology, impact, and electoral performance of this party family in the region. The book advances a series of...

Transforming the Transformation? The East European Radical Right in the Political Process examines the significance of radical right parties, along with other organisations, in terms of their involvement in the political process of new democracies. This groundbreaking study highlights firstly the radical right’s interaction with other political actors, such as parties, governments, and interest groups, in their respective countries. Secondly,...