Conversation #48: The radical right threat to cities and communities

Hambleton, Robin

Abstract

This short article examines the growing influence of right-wing parties on local politics in Europe. It suggests that the rise of the radical right is not, as some commentators have claimed, a new phenomenon. Rather, the article explains that right-wing think tanks, funded by undisclosed benefactors, have been successful in promoting neoliberal views over a forty year period. The divisive implications for cities and communities are considered, and ways of promoting progressive thinking and practices are outlined.

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Nov 22, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Nov 28, 2022
• Publication Date: Nov 28, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 12, 2023
• Keywords: radical right; city politics; community
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10610278