Mobilisation on the far-right: Evolving strategies of movements and parties

Abstract

As far-right movements and parties become ever more present in streets and parliaments, their mobilisation strategies are evolving. Just a few decades ago, these actors used to be marginal players in Europe’s electoral arenas. They tended to attract narrow constituencies of supporters, in particular men with low socio-economic backgrounds; and they relied primarily on anti-immigration and anti-Islam discourses to expand their electoral base. Today, however, not only has their appeal spread well beyond Europe, but they are also increasingly active in protest arenas. They mobilise followers among more diverse sections of society, including women and well-educated people; and they diversified their agenda beyond their trademark issues. The proposed panel looks at these transformations, by investigating the mobilisation strategies employed by far-right movements and parties. The contributions included in it take an international comparative perspective and cover a broad range of countries from across Europe, using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches to study far-right movements and parties. They thus provide novel insights into far-right mobilisation and its implications for the quality of democracy.

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