Vigilantism against migrants and minorities / edited by Tore Bj©ırgo and Miroslav Mares⁺ў

"This edited volume traces the rise of far right vigilante movements - some who have been involved in serious violence against minorities, migrants and other vulnerable groups in society, whereas other vigilantes are intimidating but avoid using violence. Written by an international team of con...

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Other Authors: Bj©ırgo, Tore (Editor), Mares⁺ў Miroslav, 1974- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Series:Routledge studies in fascism and the far right
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Table of Contents:
  • Vigilantism against migrants and minorities : concepts and goals of current research / Miroslav Mares⁺ў and Tore Bj©ırgo
  • Ku Klux Klan : vigilantism against Blacks, immigrants and other minorities / Kathleen Blee and Mehr Latif
  • Jewish vigilantism in the West Bank / Nir Gazit
  • Protecting holy cows : Hindu vigilantism against Muslims in India / Juhi Ahuja
  • Violent attacks against migrants and minorities in the Russian Federation / Martin Larys⁺ў Anti-immigration militias and vigilante groups in Germany : an overview / Daniel Koehler
  • Vigilante militias against Roma and migrants in Hungary / Szilveszter Po⁺ѓczik and Eszter Sa⁺ѓrik
  • Vigilantism in Slovakia and the Czech Republic / Miroslav Mares⁺ў Daniel Milo
  • The Minutemen : patrolling and performativity along the U.S./Mexican border / Harel Shapira
  • Vigilante groups against ethnic minorities and migrants in Bulgaria / Rositsa Dzhekova and Nadya Stoynova
  • Vigilantism in Greece : the case of the Golden Dawn / Christos Vrakopoulos and Daphne Halikiopoulou
  • Forza Nuova and the security walks : squadrismo and extreme right vigilantism in Italy / Pietro CastelliGattinara
  • Beyond the hand of the state : vigilantism against migrants and minorities in France / Pietro Castelli Gattinara
  • Vigilantism in the United Kingdom : Britain First and "Operation Fightback" / Elizabeth Ralph-Morrow
  • The soldiers of Odin in Finland : from a local movement to international franchise / Tommi Kotonen
  • Sheep in wolf's clothing? : the taming of the soldiers of Odin in Norway / Tore Bj©ırgo and Ingvild Magnaes Gjelsvik
  • Soldiers of Odin in Canada : the failure of a transnational ideology / Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, EmilArchambault
  • Pop-up vigilantism and fascist patrols in Sweden / Mattias Gardell
  • Comparative perspectives on vigilantism against migrants and minorities / Tore Bj©ırgo and Miroslav Mares⁺ў