Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1784787221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She heads its European Research Programme (ERP) and is Advisory Editor to its journal Race & Class. She is the author of A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe. Liz Fekete is Director of the Institute of Race Relations, where she has worked for over thirty years
Praise for A Suitable Enemy: “Illuminating the issues and enlightening readers confused by the contradictions of the liberal press, this book is an essential tool for understanding contemporary racism and a demonstration of how necessary the fight against racism is for the full realization of human rights.” —Manchester Mule “Fekete’s writing is incisive, informative and infused with a controlled but passionate outrage at the injustices she relates.” —Red Pepper “Liz Fekete is one of the best analysts of the complexities of racism in Europe today.” —Avery Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara
An expansive investigation into the relationship between contemporary states and the far-rightIt is clear that the right is on the rise, but after Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the spike in popularity of extreme-right parties across Europe, the question on everyone’s minds is: how did this happen?An expansive investigation of the ways in which a newly-configured right interconnects with anti-democratic and illiberal forces at the level of the state, Europe’s Fault Lines provides much-needed answers, revealing some uncomfortable truths.What appear to be “blind spots” about far-right extremism on the part of the state, are shown to constitute collusion—as police, intelligence agencies and the military embark on practices of covert policing that bring them into direct or indirect contact with the far right, in ways that bring to mind the darkest days of Europe’s authoritarian past.Old racisms may be structured deep in European thought, but they have been revitalized and spun in new ways: the war on terror, the cultural revolution from the right, and the migration-linked demonization of the destitute “scrounger.” Drawing on her work for the Institute of Race Relations over thirty years, Liz Fekete exposes the fundamental fault lines of racism and authoritarianism in contemporary Europe.