The Radical Right
Biopsychosocial Roots and International Variations
Authors: Wahl, Klaus
Free Preview- Puts forward a new biopsychosociological model to explain the conditions and causes that trigger the phenomena of the radical rightCombines classical sociological and political science theories of the radical right with individual level, psychological causesAddresses 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.
- About the authors
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Klaus Wahl is Head of Psychosocial Analyses and Prevention – Information System (PAPIS) and has been Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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The Radical Right: More than a Topic of Political Science
Pages 1-20
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Fear, Hate, and Hope: A Biopsychosociological Model of the Radical Right
Pages 21-60
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Psychological and Biological Factors: From Personality Back to Evolution
Pages 61-110
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Sociological and Historical Factors: From the Present Society Back to History
Pages 111-166
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The Radical Right in Europe: Variations of a Socio-political Phenomenon
Pages 167-219
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Radical Right
- Book Subtitle
- Biopsychosocial Roots and International Variations
- Authors
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- Klaus Wahl
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-25131-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-25131-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-25130-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 379
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations
- Topics
