Three models are developed to analyze the state level conditions fostering the rise of far right parties in the European Union in the last two decades. The political background of these parties is examined. This study offers a definition for far right parties, which combines several previous attempts. The research has focused on the effects of the number of the parties, immigration, and unemployment on support for the far right in Europe. Empirical tests, using a random effects model of fifty elections in eight nations, suggest that there are political, social, and economic conditions that are conducive to electoral success. Specifically, increases in the number of "effective" parties favor the far right, while electoral thresholds serve to dampen support. Immigration proves to be a significant variable. Surprisingly, changes in crime and unemployment rates have a negative effect on support for the far right. Suggestions for future research are offered.

This case study aims to explore the social sustainability in a middle-sized city with extreme-right wing presence. The chosen middle-sized city had the Nordic Resistance Movement, an extreme and violent organisation with Nazi-ideology, in the local government election period 2014-2018. Even though the Nordic Resistance Movement is not in the local government, currently they still have social influence in the city. Schools in the middle-sized city have been under extra pressure due to propaganda on school areas and recruitment efforts. The Swedish government specifically target youth in relation to extremism because youth and children are considered a risk group for all forms of extremism. A selected group of youth, forty in total, in the middle-sized city answered an attitude survey, and four of them answered semi-structured interviews to give a deeper understanding of the survey answers. The results from the survey and interviews show that the youth had strong opinions on the presence of the Nordic Resistance Movement in their hometown. A majority of the youth perceived that Nordic Resistance Movement was present and made contact attempts in town, on social media and with graffiti and pamphlets. Furthermore, the youth responded that they wanted harder actions towards extreme-right wing organisations from the school, media, police and the justice system. Finally, the youth answered that adults around them could be both with and against the Nordic Resistance Movement, the same with the respondents themselves, indicating a polarised civil society. As for the future, the youth answered that they believe that the Nordic Resistance Movement will increase in the future, and they wanted harder regulations from the government to hinder an increase of the Nordic Resistance Movement. The social sustainability in the middle-sized city is not lost according to the youths, it can be sustainable with the help of governmental support.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze the Network of the French National Front and grasp the environment in which the party lives. The network of this French political party is represented by organizations of various types and is expanded through party press. The work examines how the party's associates influence activity within the political party and whether they are beneficiaries of the parties success and its continual development. At first there is the definition of the far right which is complemented by the historical evolution of the term. Following this is a description of far-right groups influencing the emergence of the National Front in 1972. These groups can be observed with some similarities in the organizational structure of the groups within the National front. Therefore it is important to describe the current organizational structure of the party so it can be understood how the party is presently managed. Every political party needs enough qualified people to effectively function, in this chapter the process for recruiting new members and their training is explored. The central part of the thesis is an analysis of associated organizations which aid the party in infiltrating society to disseminate propaganda, recruit new voters and activists and last but not least, raise...

This diploma thesis analyzes the coalition ties that have been established within the anti- Islamic scene in the Czech Republic. The analysis includes the most important counter- Islamic entities in the Czech Republic, namely the National Democracy, the Workers' Party of Social Justice, Dusk and its followers, and the Bloc against Islam and its followers. The theoretical basis of the thesis is the theory of coalitions. The aim of the thesis is to answer the questions why the anti-Islamic subjects of the coalition or other forms of co-operation follow up and why they do not follow them, even if they are offered because of their situation. Another aim of the thesis is to point out the possibility of using part of the theoretical approaches of the theory of coalition with certain modifications to the specific environment of the anti-Islamic scene in the Czech Republic, which is quite different from the national environment, for which the concepts of coalition theory were predominantly created. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part introduces theoretical concepts and approaches that have been used in the work. The second, empirical, part presents the development of individual subjects and, above all, the established coalition ties and cooperation. The last chapter summarizes the...

Aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse the role of nationalism in contemporary Czech extreme right movements. Its author has two fundamental objectives. The first is to evaluate strength and relevance of contemporary Czech nationalism within extreme right movements. The second objective consists in the analysis of nationalism itself, which should reveal the true nature of these organizations and their ideological platform. This thesis presents an overview of Czech extreme right spectrum. It was essential to select movements that mutually differ and therefore represent various manifestations of Czech right extremism. All three platforms can be classified as extreme right movements strongly resonating with Czech nationalism. They see themselves as patriots who defend conservative values and national traditions. Revue of The National Idea represents an attempt to create a sophisticated, intellectual forum providing conditions for ultra-right views and ideas. D.O.S.T. movement acts as a conservative "people's initiative", standing against multiculturalism and the European Union. The National Party is then an example of extreme political grouping with traces of populism, xenophobia and pure racism. Content analysis of these three movements is the main topic of the thesis. Examining their goals,...

The Diploma thesis focuses on examination of real interconnection between political extremism and hardcore fans of Bohemians 1905, Slavie Praha and Sparta Praha. The research itself is therefore concentrated primarily on people associated with political extremism and their relation to groups of ultras and hooligans and furthermore their influence on these groups. The theoretical part of the thesis introduces theory of political extremism, typology groups of people attending football games, their development and the reasons of their politicization. The analytical part elaborates particulary the different Prague football clubs and their fans. Part of the data is applied from fourteen half-structured interviews with ultras and hooligans representatives of these clubs. The goal of the thesis is to clarify the real scale of interconnection between political activists and hardcore fans on the one hand, and on the other hand to point out and explain the attempts of political extremist to penetrace into this enviroment and assess the degree of their success.

This thesis has analyzed the relationship between the punitive turn and the crime policies of the Green party (Miljöpartiet de Gröna) and the Sweden democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) to answer the research question; what influence the punitive turn has had on the parties policies. The choice of method has fallen on a quantitative content-analysis with a qualitative complementarity and qualitative facilitation. From an account of the punitive turn has a word-list with recording units been created, of those recording units has a computer-search been made of the two parties most recent official documents which accounts for the parties holistic politics; MP´s Partyprogramme from 2013, and SD´s Principleprogramme from 2011. The result of the qualitative complementarity shows; a greater frequency of recording units for MP than for SD. The analysis of the qualitative facilitation-result shows; a lesser direct influence of the punitive turn for MP than for SD. The result and analysis are discussed regarding whether the research question has been answered, and no such conclusion is considered to be made by the researcher, instead are the result and analysis open for interpretation of the reader.

This thesis looks at the role of discrimination and ethnic group identity as explanations of political behaviour of ethnic minorities in Britain. Chapter 2 examines vote choice and partisanship, arguing that a group utility heuristic explains the high level of support for the Labour party among ethnic minorities. I provide individual-level evidence of this heuristic by showing that ethnic minority voters support the Labour party to the extent that they are (i) conscious of the experiences of their ethnic group members with regards to discrimination, and (ii) believe that the Labour party is the best political party to represent their interests. These two attitudes mediate the effects of group-level inequalities. Chapter 3 asks whether Muslims are alienated from mainstream politics by Islamophobia and British military intervention in Muslim countries. I find that perceptions of Islamophobia are linked with greater political alienation, to a greater likelihood of non-electoral participation, but also to a lesser likelihood of voting. Likewise, disapproval of the war in Afghanistan is associated with greater political alienation and a greater likelihood of some types of non-electoral participation. I also provide strong evidence that Muslims in Britain experience more religious discrimination than adherents of other minority religions. Chapter 4 considers the interaction between the extreme right and ethnic minority political attitudes and behaviour. I find evidence that the extreme right British National Party (BNP) increases voting for the Labour party, at the expense of minor parties and abstention. Surprisingly, the BNP effect also benefits the other main parties. Although they do not benefit in increased vote share, Liberal Democrat and Conservative party and leader evaluations are more positive where the BNP stood and performed better in 2010, which I suggest is due to the electoral contrast provided by the BNP. Chapter 5 looks at the mobilisation effect of ethnic minority candidates on ethnic minority voters. I find a positive mobilisation effect of Pakistani and Muslim Labour candidates on Pakistani and Muslim voters, conditional on someone trying to convince the respondent how to vote. I also find a demobilisation effect of Labour Muslim candidates on Sikh voters.

Muitos setores sociais apoiaram o golpe e a ditadura civil-militar brasileira (1964-1985). Uma parcela dessas pessoas se organizou em grupos para realizar atividades terroristas, com o objetivo de disseminar o medo e a insegurança entre a população, contribuindo para a manutenção de um Estado autoritário. O mais conhecido desses grupos foi o Comando de Caça aos Comunistas, conhecido pela sigla que assinava em suas atividades: CCC. Essas atividades ocorreram em várias cidades do Brasil entre 1968 e 1980, e consistiram em explosões de bombas, pichações e destruições de alvos como bancas de jornais e revistas, teatros, universidades, imprensa, setores da Igreja Católica; também faziam ameaças, atentados à vida, sequestro e assassinato de: artistas, estudantes, religiosos, jornalistas e políticos. A proposta deste trabalho é apresentar e analisar essas atividades, sob a ótica do terrorismo e da impunidade que, verificou-se, permearam todas as ações assinadas por aquela sigla. Para a realização da pesquisa foram utilizadas fontes impressas como meios de comunicação, documentos oficiais do Brasil, diários de Assembléias Legislativas estaduais e entrevistas publicadas. / Many social sectors supported the coup d‘état and the civil-military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985). A portion of those people organized themselves into groups to carry out terrorist activities, aimed at spreading fear and insecurity among the population, contributing to the maintenance of an authoritarian state. The most well-known of these groups was the Command in Pursuit of Communists, known by the Portuguese acronym of those activities: CCC. These activities occurred in several cities in Brazil between 1968 and 1980, and consisted in bombings, graffiti and destruction of aims like newsstands, theaters, universities, media, sectors of the Catholic Church; as well as threats, attacks against life, kidnapping and murder of: artists, students, clergy, journalists and politicians. The purpose of this paper is to present and analyze these activities, from the perspective of terrorism and impunity which permeated all actions carried out under that acronym. For the research, sources such as printed media outlets, official documents of Brazil, diaries from state Legislative Assemblies and published interviews were used.

Muitos setores sociais apoiaram o golpe e a ditadura civil-militar brasileira (1964-1985). Uma parcela dessas pessoas se organizou em grupos para realizar atividades terroristas, com o objetivo de disseminar o medo e a insegurança entre a população, contribuindo para a manutenção de um Estado autoritário. O mais conhecido desses grupos foi o Comando de Caça aos Comunistas, conhecido pela sigla que assinava em suas atividades: CCC. Essas atividades ocorreram em várias cidades do Brasil entre 1968 e 1980, e consistiram em explosões de bombas, pichações e destruições de alvos como bancas de jornais e revistas, teatros, universidades, imprensa, setores da Igreja Católica; também faziam ameaças, atentados à vida, sequestro e assassinato de: artistas, estudantes, religiosos, jornalistas e políticos. A proposta deste trabalho é apresentar e analisar essas atividades, sob a ótica do terrorismo e da impunidade que, verificou-se, permearam todas as ações assinadas por aquela sigla. Para a realização da pesquisa foram utilizadas fontes impressas como meios de comunicação, documentos oficiais do Brasil, diários de Assembléias Legislativas estaduais e entrevistas publicadas. / Many social sectors supported the coup d‘état and the civil-military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985). A portion of those people organized themselves into groups to carry out terrorist activities, aimed at spreading fear and insecurity among the population, contributing to the maintenance of an authoritarian state. The most well-known of these groups was the Command in Pursuit of Communists, known by the Portuguese acronym of those activities: CCC. These activities occurred in several cities in Brazil between 1968 and 1980, and consisted in bombings, graffiti and destruction of aims like newsstands, theaters, universities, media, sectors of the Catholic Church; as well as threats, attacks against life, kidnapping and murder of: artists, students, clergy, journalists and politicians. The purpose of this paper is to present and analyze these activities, from the perspective of terrorism and impunity which permeated all actions carried out under that acronym. For the research, sources such as printed media outlets, official documents of Brazil, diaries from state Legislative Assemblies and published interviews were used.