This book provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of the German right-wing populist protest movement PEGIDA. It offers an in-depth reconstruction of the movements historical development, its organisational structure and its programmatic orientation. It depicts the protestors and their motivations, reactions in politics, media and society, and PEGIDAs European network. The volume presents and compares the results of scientific surveys among PEGIDA-participants and brings them into the context of long-time studies on political culture in Germany, representing a comprehensive study of the emergence of contemporary right-wing populist movements. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students focusing on comparative politics, (right-wing) populism, protest movements in western democracies, and political culture in Germany, as well as journalists, political educators and policy makers.
- | Author: Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
- | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- | Publication Date: Jan 08, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 228 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 3030098028
- | ISBN-13: 9783030098025