Pegida : A Hybrid Form of a Populist Right Movement
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | German Politics and Society |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/gps/35/4/gps350405.xml |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/gps.2017.350405 |
| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | Autonomous Nationalism; Ethnopluralism; Far Righ; Pegida; Populism; Social Movements |
| Description | This article analyzes the Pegida movement from Germany, arguing that Pegida has to be seen as a special form of a populist right movement. Besides sharing the basic characteristics of such a movement, it also displays attributes from other forms of right-wing activism. The additional forms of right-wing activism identified as influential for Pegida were autonomous nationalism and ethnopluralism. These forms of activism contributed to the movement on different levels and their combination accounts for the special, hybrid form of Pegida. This analysis builds upon social movement theory and is based upon primary data collected in interviews with participants and from the official Facebook website of the movement. |
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