The Far Right Today by Cas Mudde

The Blurb On The Back:

The far right is back with a vengeance. After several decades at the political margins, far-right politics has again taken center stage. Three of the world’s largest democracies - Brazil, India, and the United States - now have a radical right leader, while far-right parties continue to increase their profile and support within Europe.

In this timely book, leading global expert on political extremism Cas Mudde provides a concise overview of the fourth wave of postwar far-right politics, exploring its history, ideology, organisation, causes, and consequences, as well as the responses available to civil society, party, and state actors to challenge its ideas and influence. What defines this current far-right renaissance, Mudde argues, is its mainstreaming and normalisation within the contemporary political landscape. Challenging orthodox thinking on the relationship between conventional and far-right politics, Mudde offers a complex and insightful picture of one of the key political challenges of our time.

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The Verdict:

Cas Mudde is Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia and a Professor at the University of Oslo’s Centre for Research on Extremism. This whistle stop tour of far-right politics and populism since 2000 is essential for anyone concerned at the direction the world is going in and does a fantastic job of summarising the various players, the differences and the similarities between organisations, groups, movements and activists.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.