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Reverting To The Right: Analyzing The Recent Reversion Of Western Liberal Democracies, Kevin Crosby
Reverting To The Right: Analyzing The Recent Reversion Of Western Liberal Democracies, Kevin Crosby
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This paper will investigate and analyze the rise of the far right movement’s influence and legitimacy in European Union (EU) states. The far right movement has been characterized by its nationalism, nativism, and skepticism of global and regional integration. In Europe the global financial crisis of 2008 and the current European immigration crisis have shaken public faith in EU integration efforts and led to the legitimization of far right political movements that previously represented a bare minority in political discourse. The expansion of such movements has led to massive policy shifts throughout Europe, such as the United Kingdom’s decision to …