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  • This chapter wants to take a closer look at the relationship between the electoral mobilization of radical right parties and the ethnocultural changes in Europe over the last 40 years. The radical right is conceptualised in a modernization-theoretical perspective as a reaction to rapid social and cultural developments by offering political philosophies that promise a simpler, better society: a romanticised version of the nation before the last wave of modernization or of earlier ages. In this context, immigrants and minorities, which diverge from the romantic vision of the nation and their allies in the majority society and political establishment, become prime targets for these parties and their voters. Comparative studies usually deemphasise the role of ethnocultural diversity in explaining electoral successes of the radical right (see e.g., Cas Mudde). Against this reading the chapter applies a more dynamic approach and addresses changes in ethnocultural composition of European societies: value change, immigration, growing religious diversity in the West, regime change, liberalisation and new minority politics in the East. Regardless of these differences between West and East, identity politics and weak or weakening cleavage structures feed into the rise and consolidation of the radical right. Data from ethnic and religious changes over time will be used to demonstrate that the radical right is more successful where such changes occur at a higher pace than elsewhere. As a result, the growth of the radical right (and accompanying movements) and the multicultural realities of most European democracies are generating a new and fundamental conflict potential concerning social cohesion and national identity. This development and the unlikely end of the scenario in the foreseeable future poses a severe risk to pluralist democracy in Europe. (xsd:string)
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  • Populist risks to pluralist society. The radical right in Europe as a response to ethnocultural diversification (xsd:string)
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  • In Security and Safety in the Era of Global Risks, edited by Compel, Radomir and Hall, Rosalie Arcala, 51-68, Routledge, 2021 (xsd:string)
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