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After clarifying the concepts of right-wing extremism & neofacism, the ideologies of right-wing extremist parties in major European countries following WWII are examined. A comparison of electoral support for these parties in GB, France, Germany, Italy, & Spain between 1945 & 1987 reveals three distinct phases: (1) postwar neofascism based on underprivileged groups closely linked to the old regime; (2) the rise of Poujadist-type groups during a new wave of social deprivation in a period of rapid growth; & (3) a phase caused by unemployment & xenophobia at the end of a long prosperous period. Differences in right-wing extremism during these three modern phases have given rise to a plethora of theories, but very little comparative research, leading to an overreliance on the experiences of single countries & a neglect of the contextual factors that influence extremism. 2 Tables. Modified HA

Seeks to clarify the concepts of right-wing extremism and neofascism and compares the ideologies of right-wing extremist parties in the major European countries after the Second World War. In comparing electoral support for these parties, 3 periods can be discerned: post-war neo-fascism based on underprivileged groups closely linked to the old regime; a newer wave of social deprivation in the period of rapid growth producing groups of the Poujadist type; a third phase caused by unemployment and xenophobia at the end of a long, prosperous period. Finally, theories of the rise of right-wing extremism are examined. (Abstract amended)

It was on 1 December 1955 that a black woman in Montgomery, Alabama was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Rosa Parks had broken racist, segregation laws in her state which stipulated that black Americans must vacate their seats if there were white passengers left standing. […]
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It was on 1 December 1955 that a black woman in Montgomery, Alabama was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Rosa Parks had broken racist, segregation laws in her state which stipulated that black Americans must vacate their seats if there were white passengers left standing. […]
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THIS BRIEFING GIVES AN OUTLINE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIGHT-WING RADICALISM AND MILITANCY IN GERMANY, FOCUSING ON NEO-NAZI ORGANIZATIONS IN EASTERN AND WESTERN GERMANY. IT REVIEWS THE RISE OF THE RIGHT AND RACIST VIOLENCE, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NSDAP, AND, SKINHEADS. IT CONCLUDES THAT A PREVIOUS NAIVE VIEW HAS GIVEN WAY TO A MORE SERIOUS ASSESSMENT BY THE GERMAN VERFASSUNGSSCHULTZ AND BY ANTI-RACIST CAMPAIGNERS WHO RECOGNISE FACIST GROUPS AS PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITANT RIGHT.

"This study of the German right-extremist movement looks at the three rightist political parties, neo-Nazi groups, skinhead gangs, and New Right intellectuals. It poses the question whether, at a time of global recession, the existing democratic system is resilient enough to meet the challenges posed by the xenophobic and racist groups"--Provided by publisher