Laura Brunell
brunell@gonzaga.edu
the New Europe
Grafitti, Dresden, July 2016
“Germany Betrayed (Germany is a social construct).”
The Politics of Hate in Europe
Anti-Semitic
Anti-immigrant
Anti-Islam
Anti-multiculturalism
Anti-Liberal (what does this mean in Europe?)
Anti-Cosmopolitan
Anti-EU
Lib-Dems press for 2nd UK Referendum
2011 Bombing and Shooting Murder of 77 (mostly teens)
This is what a terrorist might look like
Hate Crimes in Europe, 2008
European Agency for Fundamental Rights
The Rise of Extremist Right Wing Parties and Movements in Europe
2016 Economist story on rise of far right in Europe
2016 Guardian story on growing distrust of mainstream European parties
2016 Daily Telegraph story on far right parties in Europe
Academic Analysis of the Rise of Extreme Right Parties (ERPs)
Testes (2009) (Note: only studies EU15 - 15 members states1995-2004 - before accession of post-communist states, Cyprus and Malta)
Support for ERPs begins to rise in 2005
(EU Constitution vote)
Looks for correlations between
confidence in EU Insts (begins to go down 2005)
socio-economic factors
increase in racial identity
Independent Variables: unemployment, income inequality, size of immigrant population, incidence of crime
FINDINGS
"The results suggest, in sum, that the attitude of support for ERPs is more strongly related to lack of trust in the EU and, consequently, to the rejection of the idea of a European Constitution, as well as to the voter's perception that she is informed about the EU, than to the frustration or satisfaction as to the economic benefits that European integration could be represented to have brought. This suggests that the defense of values, beliefs and identities prevails over the material advantages economic integration is capable of generating."
Note: this was BEFORE formation of UKIP in UK; notes UK generally low level of right-wing activity until then
Photo: AP Story:
Pegida/Legida in Germany
Pegida Leader Convicted of Inciting Racial Hatred
Pegida Form Political Party in Germany
Dresden
Pegida Demonstration in Chemnitz, DE, 20 Jul 2015
Refugees Welcome International.de