Radicals in Uniforms: Case studies of Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Slovakia
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| Rok publikování | 2015 |
| Druh | Editorství tématického sborníku |
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| Popis | Recently, growing tensions between majority population and minority groups,including immigrants and refugees, have been increasingly taking place throughout Europe. These developments are creating fertile ground not only for the increasing success of right-wing extremist parties in their effort to attract more supporters, but also in terms of increasing the risk of potential clashes between the two groups. Ultimately, the higher the frequency of such clashes, the higher the public’s tolerance threshold for violent action as a legitimate strategy for dealing with social issues. This publication is a reaction to the development on the right-wing extremist scene in the region of Central Europe, which is characterized not only by the increasing electoral support for right-wing extremist political parties, but also by the penetration of right-wing extremist ideas into the political mainstream. What’s more, we are witnessing also a growing activity of so-called paramilitary groups. Such groups are eager to provide combat and military training for their members and it is not uncommon that these activities are justified by “protecting” the local residents (most often the majority population) against the minorities. More recently, immigrants became the target of extremist attacks. In cases such as in Slovak Republic, their activities remain confined to military trainings, but in other countries in the region, namely Hungary, such groups were and continue to be directly involved in violent conflicts and clashes between the majority and minority population, mainly the Roma. Of particular importance is the issue of contacts and inter-linkages between paramilitary groups and the state security apparatus (the military, police, etc.). |