Online journal Re-public has just published the 2nd part of the special issue titled "The politics of fear and the rise of far-right extremism in Europe". The articles explore the dynamics of the contemporary European far-right and critically assesses the anti-racist practices devised to address its influence. Contributions include:


Paul Jackson – Reflections on developing the far right research agenda through public facing encounters

Tad Tietze – Language, violence and politics

Xavier Casals – The new extreme right: A messenger of the future?

Christoforos Vernardakis – The versatility and the contradictions of the extreme right under conditions of political crisis

Nikolai Brandal and Dag Einar Thorsen – Social democracy and the far right

Kostas Maronitis – The politics of fear as the fear of politics: Social democracy and the importance of emotions

Mare Stijntje Visser – Consequences of the PVV: An immigrant perspective

Fabian Virchow – The rationality of racist terror

Carles Viñas – The skinheads as a rennovating element of the Spanish extreme right

Andrianos Tesas – Extreme political positions and actions

Ana Dinescu – How far is the Hungarian far-right from power?
http://www.re-public.gr/en/