Open AccessPolitical ScienceSociology

P. Gilroy

2019.1.1Open Cultural Studies

DOI: 10.1515/culture-2019-0001

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Exploring the connection between neo-fascist sentiment and sympathy to form solidarity against right-wing extremism.

Abstract

Abstract This paper considers aspects of the rise of neo-fascist political sentiment across Europe. It suggests that an appropriate political response to those developments must involve a reconsideration of the politics of sympathy which is seen as essential in the formation of solidarity.

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GILROY, P. Agonistic belonging: The banality of good, the “alt right” and the need for sympathy. Open Cultural Studies, 2019, 3: 1–14.