Overview
- Is the first comparative study of far-right messaging and organizing strategies at the workplace level
- Is the first monograph on the supply & demand sides working-class support for far right in comparative perspective
- Is situated at the interface of political science, sociology, and industrial relations
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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About this book
This book offers the first comparative study of far-right messaging and organizing efforts at the workplace level as well as responses by established trade unions, encompassing six European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland). Drawing on semi-structured interviews with workers and trade union actors with a focus on the automobile industry, the volume develops a classification of far-right strategies and trade union counter-strategies in comparative perspective. Based on a research project in cooperation with trade unions, the book is situated at the interface of comparative politics, industrial sociology, political economy, and political sociology.
Reviews
“Thanks to its robust comparative design covering paradigmatic cases in Western and Eastern Europe and the authors’ careful attention to the interplay between demand and supply of far-right politics among workers, The Far Right in the Workplace is a major success and a pathbreaking contribution to a crowded field. The book offers much to learn to sociologists and political scientists as well as to trade unionists and political practitioners. A must-read for everyone interested in the roots of the far right and the future of labor politics.” (Gábor Scheiring, Bocconi University)
“This is a very important contribution to the study of the far right and, in particular, to the much discussed and yet widely contested relationship between the far right and workers. The early clarification of key terms, often taken for granted, such as far right and working class is particularly important and makes the case studies all the more convincing and interesting. At a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics is ever present, this critical account is an essential read for anyone interested in these issues.” (Aurélien Mondon, University of Bath)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Seongcheol Kim is a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany.
Samuel Greef is a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany.
Wolfgang Schroeder is Professor and Chair for Political System of Germany in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Far Right in the Workplace
Book Subtitle: A Six-Country Comparison
Authors: Seongcheol Kim, Samuel Greef, Wolfgang Schroeder
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04002-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-04001-6Published: 02 July 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-04004-7Published: 03 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-04002-3Published: 01 July 2022
Series ISSN: 2946-6016
Series E-ISSN: 2946-6024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 250
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: European Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics