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Reimagining the Medieval: The Utility of Ethnonational Symbols for Reactionary Transnational Social Movements
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Abstract Scholars have explored the rise of far-right reactionary political parties in Europe over the last decade. However, social movements reflecting similar political orientations have rarely been conceptualized as "reactionary". To better understand the political orientations of reactionary transnationa... mehr
Scholars have explored the rise of far-right reactionary political parties in Europe over the last decade. However, social movements reflecting similar political orientations have rarely been conceptualized as "reactionary". To better understand the political orientations of reactionary transnational social movements such as the Identitarians and the Defence Leagues, we explore how and why ethnonational symbols derived from the medieval period are utilized by adherents. This interdisciplinary investigation argues that, through processes of mediated political medievalism, ethnonational symbols are used as strategic framing devices to reimagine an idealized "golden age" of distinct European nations, to assign blame for the erosion of ethnonational identity through multiculturalism, immigration and "Islamization", to establish an intergenerational struggle against the supposed incursion of Islam in Europe, and to proscribe and justify the use of violence as a means of re-establishing the primacy of European nations.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
soziale Bewegung; Transnationalität; politische Rechte; politische Ideologie; Symbol; Europa
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Defence League; Identitarians; crusades; ethnonational symbols; medievalism; reactionary movements
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 215-226
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 9 (2021) 3
Heftthema
Reactionary Politics and Resentful Affect in Populist Times
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)