| 英文摘要 |
From the early 2000s on, the European New Right established new specialized forms of media and institutions - and increasingly took to the streets. The Identitarians are the spearhead of this new strategic development. Since 2012, when Identitarians entered the political scene, action-oriented forms of claims making emerged. They have successfully brought the European New Right ideology to the streets and have thus opened new spaces for the whole spectrum. The financial crisis of 2008 and the migration wave of 2015 have resulted in rapid structural changes and spreading uncertainty about future living standards in the EU. Far-right Identitarian Movements have capitalized on the anxieties emanating from these changes. They propagate a retreat from globalization and from the EU while advocating an inward-oriented policy with national borders against migration and cultural diversification. The Identitarians aim to spread their ''Europe versus Islam'' narrative with resounding media actions. Adhering to the Gramscian notion that a cultural war must be engaged in prior to revolutionary change, they have consciously developed a nativist counter culture complete with ideology, symbols and aesthetics. The Identitarians are eager to present themselves as the next in the long line Europe's staunchest defenders. Schild en Vrienden is the Belgian branch of the transnational network of far-right organizations. This research portrays a new generation of New Right actors by putting the focus of interest on three main levels of action: intellectual work, street action and party politics. |