Global Identitarianism

by José Pedro Zúquete (Editor), Riccardo Marchi (Editor)

Overview

Global Identitarianism is about the global spread of the new far-right ideology and social movement Identitarianism.

Founded in France in 2003, Identitarianism has inspired a range of groups such as Generation Identity in Europe and the alt-right in America. It has been spread by a far-right constellation that includes white nationalist direct action groups, think tanks, ‘alternative media’ organizations, social media ‘celebrities’, and political candidates.

This book explores the global reach of this contentious far-right social movement using examples from Europe, North America, Australia, and South America.

It will be essential reading for scholars and activists alike with an interest in race relations, fascism, extremism, migration studies, and social movements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032047386
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/02/2023
Series:	Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

José Pedro Zúquete is Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC, USA. He is a political scientist whose research focuses mainly on comparative politics, social movements, and extremism. His previous books include the Routledge International Handbook of Charisma (ed., Routledge, 2021).

Riccardo Marchi is Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon. His previous publications include The Portuguese Far Right (2019). His research field is the right-wing radicalism (political thought, parties, and movements) in contemporary Europe, focusing on the Portuguese case between late authoritarianism and democracy.

Table of Contents

Introduction  Part I: Europe  1. Before Identitarianism: European Identity in the European Far Right  2. The Identitarian Movement in Germany: Its Rise and Fall  3. Identitarianism in Denmark  4. The Identitarian Movement in Portugal at the Beginning of the 21st Century  Part II: Networking  5. Defend Europe and Transnational Activism  6. Building a Transnational Identitarian Movement? Limits to the Diffusion of Génération Identitaire in Europe  7. Identitarians vs. Big Tech: The Limits of Digital Metapolitics  Part III: North America  8. Continuity and Disruption: American White Nationalism, the Alt-Right, and the Politics of Displacement at the Beginning of the 21st Century  9. The Far Right, White Identity Politics, and the Failure of Organized Identitarianism in the United States  10. #SecureTheFrontier: On Nostalgia and Identity Construction Amongst Canadian Identitarians  11. Masculinist Identitarians, Strategic Culture, and Eurocene Geopolitics  Part IV: Australia  12. Far-Right Identitarianism in Australia  Part V: South America  13. Identitarianism in Brazil  14. "Chileans First!": Movimiento Social Patriota, Acción Identitaria and Identitarianism in Chile  Part VI: Concluding Remarks  Postscript