Europe for the Europeans: The Foreign and Security Policy of the Populist Radical RightChristina Schori Liang For the last two decades the number of political organizations on the far right, neo-populist right and neo-conservative right has been growing. Along with the mounting electoral success for many of the parties there has also been a growing disenchantment with the political class which has led to a revolt against the current political 'establishment'. The events of September 11, 2001 and the 'War on Terror' have further aggravated tensions within the populations between those who feel they are the 'legitimate' citizens of the state and those who are considered 'outsiders'. The recent expansion of the EU's borders has also brought on fears of a surge of both legal and illegal immigration. All these factors have led to a growing number of cases of harassment and outbursts of violence aimed at asylum seekers and ethnic minorities in Europe. This book measures the effects of neo-populist groups on the current political establishment and illustrates how much political appeal neo-populist views have on making current political policy. |
Contents
Europe for the Europeans The Foreign and Security Policy of the Populist Radical Right | 1 |
Against the Green Totalitarianism AntiIslamic Nativism in Contemporary Radical RightWing Populism in Western Europe | 33 |
The Aims and Objections of the Austrian Far Right in Foreign and Military Policies | 55 |
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Nationalism New Right and New Cleavages in Danish Politics Foreign and Security Policy of the Danish Peoples Party | 94 |
La politique du dehors avec les raisons du dedans Foreign and Defence Policy of the French Front National | 109 |
Nationalism Ensures Peace the Foreign and Security Policy of the German Populist Radical Right after Reunification | 123 |
The Communist Legacy? Populist but not Popular The Foreign Policies of the Hungarian Radical Right | 161 |
A Fortuynist Foreign Policy | 193 |
The Swiss Peoples Party and the Foreign and Security Policy Since the 1990s | 207 |
Non Angeli sed Angli The NeoPopulist Foreign Policy of the New BNP | 223 |
Between Tradition and Transition the Central European Radical Right and the New European Order | 245 |
A Specific Variant of NeoPopulism Foreign and Security Policies of Extreme Right Parties in the European Parliament Elections in 2004 | 267 |
Populist Radical Right Parties | 279 |
Index | 283 |
Recalcitrant Allies The Conflicting Foreign Policy Agenda of the Alleanza Nazionale and the Lega Nord | 171 |