The rise of the far right in Europe. A study of several milestones from a legal historical perspective

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• Author: Amaia Álvarez Berastegi

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THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT IN EUROPE. A STUDY OF

SEVERAL MILESTONES FROM A LEGAL HISTORICAL

PERSPECTIVE

AMAIA ÁLVAREZ BERASTEGI

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University of Navarre (UPNA). Spain.

SUMMARY: 1. INTRODUCTION. 2. THE HISTORICAL AND LEGAL CON-

TEXT. 2.1. The origins: 17th and 18th Centuries. 2.2. The 19th century and

the liberal state. 2.3. The 20th century. th cen-

tury.  2.4. The idea of global crisis in

the 21st century. 3. CRITICAL ELEMENTS FOR FRAMING THE CURENT

FAR RIGHT. 3.1. A mainstream actor. 3.2. Othering populist politics in the

digital space. 3.3. The context of normalised crisis and steady uncertain-

ty. 4. CONCLUSIONS. 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

1. INTRODUCTION.

The rise of the far right in Europe and in other parts of the world has

attracted the attention of academics, politicians and members of a variety of

social movements. In the current stage of this resurrection radical far-right

parties have achieved unprecedented influence in Germany, Rumania and France,

rising to power in some countries, such as Italy and Hungary, while governing

in coalition with other parties in Croatia, Finland and Slovakia. This situation

presents numerous risks: democratic values are called into question since these

movements do not adhere to ideas of human rights and the rule of law. In fact, it