In the early 1980s, an international far-right movement gained a new momentum by disseminating theories about a "cultural struggle" on the European continent due to increasing immigration by foreign workers, refugees, displaced persons and so-called late resettlers. This attitude was mainly based on French philosopher Alain de Benoist, who was opposed to intra-state multiculturalism and therefore advocated the separation of different ethno-cultural groups, a concept henceforth known as "ethnopluralism". In the following decades, it inspired several radical and extreme right parties, such as The Republicans and later the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Germany, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the British National Party (BNP), Vlaams Belang (VB) in Belgium, the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Netherlands, Lega Nord in Italy, Jobbik in Hungary, Golden Dawn (XA) in Greece, the Front National/Rassemblement National in France, Ataka in Bulgaria or the Finns Party in Finland.
The objective of the conference Transnational Perspectives on Europe's Extreme Right is to reflect on transnational dimensions and dynamics of Europe’s shared history of the extreme right in order to develop practical counterstrategies and preventive measures. We therefore invite PhD and post-doctoral researchers who investigate historical, sociological, political, socio-economic and interdisciplinary perspectives on Europe’s extreme right within the last fifty years.
Places for participation are limited. If you are interested in attending, please use the registration form. If you are interested in contributing to the conference, please refer to our Call for Papers.