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Two Wrongs Make a [Far-]Right: The Rise and Success of the Far-Right in Western Europe
Name: Mia Villavicencio-Eschinger
Major: Political Science
Advisor: Dr. Michele Leiby
Over the last two decades, there has been a rise in far-right leadership and support, particularly in Western European states. Recent studies have found that this political behavior should have been predicted due to anti-immigrant rhetoric and sentiment and ethnonationalism. In this paper, I research the electoral success of the far-right in Western Europe and argue how it can be related to preexisting anti-immigrant sentiment, the presence of ethnonationalism, and among other racist concepts.
Posted in Comments Enabled, Independent Study, Symposium 2022 on April 25, 2022.
12 responses to “Two Wrongs Make a [Far-]Right: The Rise and Success of the Far-Right in Western Europe”
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Hi Mia: This is a fascinating and important study – well done! I loved seeing where your IS ended up after having you in class. Great job! -Prof. Bos
Congratulations Mia!! I’m so proud of you!!
Mia,
Your research is so thorough, and your project as a whole is super impressive! Your months of effort definitely show through. Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment.
Way to go, Mia! Great project!
Very proud of you my dear grand daughter, excellent job, papa. Bill
GREAT work Mia, really thorough and relevant – Congrats!!!
Great job Mia. Congratulations .
Very proud of you!
I really enjoyed learning about your project, you did a great job and I can tell you put tons of dedication into your research this year. This is so interesting and relevant today!
Congrats on a fascinating IS, Mia!
Well done, Mia! I know the work was hard as your work was a strictly social science enterprise —i.e., empirically based. You’ve uncovered much here on the “what is” the Dutch and Danish far right. I wonder if your preliminary findings here are a good springboard for a deeper dive into the “how” and “why” of European far-right thinking. I expect that European states function differently from countries like the U.S., as they are more truly “nation” ( as in cultural/ethnic) states than are more ethnically/culturally heterogeneous states like ours. And given that fact, one has to wonder how deeply embedded all that is in the general European mindset. Ultimately, there is a lot to mine here: the tensions between the concepts of “nation” state, popular sovereignty and ethnicity on the one hand, and currently ascendant ideas of cosmopolitanism and globalism on the other. I really do wonder how the European psychology of cultural/ethnic identity (or “nation”) differs from ours or, perhaps, reacts differently to interaction with “national” “others.” These issues are more than theoretical or academic: they have profound and practical implications for our world. Your work made me think, Mia. That’s what it should do. Great research you did here. Congrats!
Great job, Mia! Political Science was one of my favorites in college and it was hard work! JT and I are very proud of all you’ve accomplished. We know you’ll keep it up as you have opportunities in your future.
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