This is the first reader to bring together the most seminal articles and book chapters on the contemporary populist radical right in western democracies.

Cas Mudde is Associate Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Georgia, USA, and a Researcher at the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Preface

Introduction: The Populist Radical Right Today

I - Ideology & Issues

1. Interregnum or Endgame? The Radical Right in the 'Post-Fascist' Era

2. Party Ideology

3. Against the Current-Stemming the Tide: The Nostalgic Ideology of the Contemporary Radical Populist Right

4. A New Winning Formula? The Programmatic Appeal of the Radical Right

5. The European Extreme-Right and Islam: New Directions?

6. European Integration and the Radical Right: Three Patterns of Opposition

II - Parties, Organizations and Subcultures

7. Right-Wing Extremism in Post-War Europe

8. New Populist Parties in Europe

9. Modern European Democracies and Its Enemies: The Threat of the Extreme Right

10. Racist Extremism in Central and Eastern Europe

11. Conservative and Right-Wing Movements

III - Leaders, Members & Voters

12. The Rebirth of Charisma? The Cases of Jean-Marie Le Pen and Vladimir Zhirinovsky

13. Extreme Right Activists: Recruitment and Experiences

14. Becoming a Racist: Women in Contemporary Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazi Groups

15. Electoral Sociology - Who Votes for the Extreme Right and Why - and When?

16. The Radical Right Gender Gap

IV - Causes

17. The Silent Counter-Revolution: Hypotheses on the Emergence of Extreme Right-Wing Parties in Europe

18. The New Politics of Resentment: Radical Right-wing Populism in Western Europe 19. The Contemporary Radical Right: An Interpretative and Explanatory Framework

20. The Radical Right in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe: Comparative Observations and Interpretations

21. Ten Theories of the Extreme Right

22. The Populist Radical Right: A Pathological Normalcy

V - Consequences23. The Radical Right in Public Office: Agenda-Setting and Policy Effects

24. The Extreme-Right and Immigration Policy-Making: Measuring Direct and Indirect Effects

25. Contagious Parties: Anti-Immigration Parties and Their Impact On Other Parties' Immigration Stances in Contemporary Western Europe

26. Comparing Radical Right Parties in Government: Immigration and Integration Policies in Nine Countries (1996-2010)

27. Populism and Liberal Democracy: Populists in Government in Austria, Italy, Poland and Switzerland

28. Three Decades of Populist Radical Right Parties in Western Europe: So What?

VI - Responses29. Patterns of Response to the Extreme Right in Western Europe

30. Between Adaptation, Differentiation and Distinction: Extreme Right-Wing Parties Within Democratic Political Systems

31. Reacting to the Radical Right: Lessons from Germany and Austria 32. New Alliances: Why Mainstream Parties Govern With Radical Right-Wing Populist Parties

Conclusion: Studying Populist Radical Right Parties and Politics in the 21st Century