Overview
- Puts forward a new biopsychosociological model to explain the conditions and causes that trigger the phenomena of the radical right
- Combines classical sociological and political science theories of the radical right with individual level, psychological causes
- Addresses the radical right as a challenge to societies at large, and presents an extensive typology of the far right phenomenon
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This book analyses the rise in xenophobia, racism, and radical right political parties, movements, and violent groups over recent years.
The author provides a summary of the current state of international and interdisciplinary research on the multilevel explanations of right-wing radical thought, comparing similarities and differences across Europe and the United States. By integrating findings from psychology, history, social and life sciences, he proposes a biopsychosociological model of the conditions, causes, catalysts, and triggers of phenomena of the radical right across the world. Following a ‘demand’ and ‘supply’ analysis, Wahl explores the interaction of evolutionary emotional mechanisms and socialization processes with various environmental conditions, and consequent manifestations of radical right groups, to identify strategies to slow down the rise and effects of the radical right.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Klaus Wahl is Head of Psychosocial Analyses and Prevention – Information System (PAPIS) and has been Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Radical Right
Book Subtitle: Biopsychosocial Roots and International Variations
Authors: Klaus Wahl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25131-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25130-7Published: 13 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25133-8Published: 13 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25131-4Published: 31 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 379
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Personality and Social Psychology