The Rise and Transformation of the Radical Right Movement in Denmark, 1980–2015

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ID12407671
AuthorsRené Karpantschof (University of Copenhagen), Flemming Mikkelsen (0000-0001-7256-804X, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume40
Issue8
Pages712-730
Publication date2016-09-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1057610x.2016.1234313
OpenAlexW2519380139
LanguageEN
Citations received8

This article examines the rise and subsequent development and transformation of the new radical right movement in Denmark from 1980–2015. The Danish radical right emerged from xenophobic subcultures as a reaction to increasing immigration during the 1980s and evolved into a social movement of nationalist associations, militant skinheads, and neo-Nazis that attempted to conquer the streets. This attempt was met by an antiracist countermovement, which built up a coalition of left-wing militants and moderate political organizations that put a temporary end to the radical right as a social movement during the second half of the 1990s. However, from 2001 national and international circumstances offered new opportunities for the Danish radical right both in the streets and as a parliamentary voice

Countermovement · Danish · Extreme right · Far right · Immigration · Militant · Movement (music · Nationalism · Nazism · New Right · Political economy · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Radical right · Sociology · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Law

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