Demobilising the Far Right

Uses innovative research methods to analyse far-right mobilisation, counter-mobilisation, and state coercion in Europe.

This book uses innovative and accessible research methods to analyse far-right mobilisation, counter-mobilisation, and state coercion across Germany, Austria, and England. It is an ideal resource for readers interested in political violence, far-right movements, and social conflict.Demobilising the Far Right focuses on dynamics of mobilisation, counter-mobilisation, and state coercion to offer a new comparative study of far-right demonstration campaigns across Austria, England, and Germany from 1990–2020. With rigorous qualitative comparative analysis and process-tracing case studies, the book explores what factors drive the demobilisation of far-right movements and the critical role of state and societal responses. By examining key far-right groups like the British National Party and the German People's Union, it sheds light on a crucial yet underexplored area of social movement theory. Combining innovative methodology with rich empirical analysis, Demobilising the Far Right provides vital insights for understanding political violence, extremism, and protest movements as well as how states and social actors respond, and the implications for democratic societies.