Full Description
This book is the first to elaborate on radical and extreme right movements in contemporary Australia. It brings together leading scholars to present cutting edge research on various facets and manifestations of Australia's diverse far-right, which has gained unprecedented public presence and visibility since the mid-2010s.
The thematic breadth of the chapters in this volume reflects the complexity of the far-right in Australia, ranging from the attitudes of far-right populist party voters and the role of far-right groups in anti-mosque protests, to online messaging and rhetoric of radical and extreme right-wing movements. The contributions are theoretically grounded and come from a range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, sociology, politics, and urban studies, exploring issue of far-right activism on the micro and macro level, with both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Contents
1. Far-right movements in contemporary Australia: An introduction.- 2. The Australian far-right: An international comparison of fringe and conventional politics.- 3. The values of One Nation supporters.- 4. Not a monolithic movement: The diverse and shifting messaging of Australia's far-right.- 5. Far-right contestation in Australia: Soldiers of Odin and True Blue Crew.- 6. Transnationalising the anti-public sphere: Australian anti-publics and reactionary online media.- 7. Hear what I hear, see what I see: relating extremist rhetoric to the communities that notice it.- 8. Hijacking Democracy? Spatialised Persecution and the Planning Process.- 9. Challenging the far-right in Australia.- 10. Conclusion: Making sense of the far-right in Australia.
