A Neo-nationalist Network

Download or read book A Neo-nationalist Network written by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of this self-described "counter-jihad" movement in Europe, which seeks to combat the perceived threat of "Islamization" through Europe-wide protests and awareness and advocacy campaigns, has added a new and complex element to the study of the far-right in Europe. The concept has spread to the continent, and Scandinavia in particular, where Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish defense leagues have emerged. This report outlines the history, influence, and the potential dangers the movement poses. This loosely-organized, decentralized network of sympathetic far-right groups and political parties has used the internet to coalesce into a more effective and international anti-Islam movement, not of racism, but of cultural nationalism. Recently its leading members have established international umbrella organizations in an effort to shift more of the movement's activism from the virtual into the physical world.