WAVES OF RIGHT-WING RADICALISM IN MODERN EUROPE: CHALLENGES, HISTORICAL OVERVIEW, AND TRANSFORMATION FEATURES
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https://doi.org/10.17072/2218-1067-2025-3-5-15Keywords:
Europe, right-wing radicalism, right turn, regional politics, social crisis, migration crisis, political ideologies, populismAbstract
The article analyzes the evolution of right-wing radicalism in Europe, focusing on its ideological evolution and reasons for its popularization in recent decades. The author views this political phenomenon as cyclical, suggesting it is not random but a natural response to global and domestic socio-political changes. Using a structural-functional approach along with retrospective and comparative methods, the author traces the key stages in the development of right-wing radical movements from their 19th-century origins to the present. The factors influencing the popularization of the contemporary wave of right-wing radicalism in Europe, such as the migration crisis, economic inequality, and globalization, are assessed. The study describes the transformation of right-wing radical movements that have adapted to contemporary political norms and acquired new forms that have incorporated postmodern populism and anti-globalization into the framework of their discourse. The author concludes that right-wing radicalism in Europe has undergone four stages of discursive transformation and experienced two major waves throughout its history. Now we are experiencing its second iteration, the contemporary cycle of far-right ideology will continue to strengthen its position in the foreseeable future, given the challenges facing European societies in the context of economic and cultural crises.References
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