Abstract
All over Europe, political movements rise up that claim to speak in the name of 'the people'. These right-wing populist movements pit themselves against mainstream politics, which they regard as elitist.
Their proclaimed aim is to protect the identity of the 'Christian Western civilization' by closing borders and attacking cultural, ethnic and religious minorities. Their discourse touches the essence of democracy.
In this collection of essays, politicians, scientists and journalists from different parts of Europe take up the urgent challenge of analyzing what is going on in our societies.
Their proclaimed aim is to protect the identity of the 'Christian Western civilization' by closing borders and attacking cultural, ethnic and religious minorities. Their discourse touches the essence of democracy.
In this collection of essays, politicians, scientists and journalists from different parts of Europe take up the urgent challenge of analyzing what is going on in our societies.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Vienna |
| Publisher | Planet Verlag |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| ISBN (Print) | 783902555281 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- populism
- politics
- Europe