Pietro Castelli Gattinara is Associate Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he holds the Chair in Digital Political Communication, and MSCA Fellow at Sciences Po. He earned his PhD in 2014 from the European University Institute and has held research and teaching positions at the Scuola Normale Superiore, the University of Oslo, and the University of Leicester. With Andrea Pirro, he directs the ECPR Summer School on 'Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics'. His research focuses on political cleavages in Europe, far-right movements, and the relationship between media and collective action.Andrea L. P. Pirro is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna. He is editor of the journal East European Politics and editor of the book series 'Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy'. With Pietro Castelli Gattinara, he directs the ECPR Summer School on 'Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics'. His research focuses on far-right politics, populism, Euroscepticism, and democracy.

Finally! A book that explains why the far right has gained traction across Europe, and where it is headed. Scholars, activists, and anyone concerned about the future of democracy needs to read Castelli Gattinara and Pirro's accessible and well-researched study. By showing how the far right builds momentum by a reinforcing combination of electoral goals and grassroots protest politics, they reveal the dangerous breadth of its networks across national borders and arenas of action.

• 1: Introduction 2: Far-Right Protest and Electoral Mobilization 3: Resources and Organizational Capacity 4: Participation and Decision-Making Processes 5: Contention and External Mobilization 6: Conclusions Appendix A: List of Interviews Appendix B: Protest Event Analysis: Identification, Coding, and Reliablity References

Pietro Castelli Gattinara is Associate Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he holds the Chair in Digital Political Communication, and MSCA Fellow at Sciences Po. He earned his PhD in 2014 from the European University Institute and has held research and teaching positions at the Scuola Normale Superiore, the University of Oslo, and the University of Leicester. With Andrea Pirro, he directs the ECPR Summer School on 'Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics'. His research focuses on political cleavages in Europe, far-right movements, and the relationship between media and collective action.Andrea L. P. Pirro is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna. He is editor of the journal East European Politics and editor of the book series 'Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy'. With Pietro Castelli Gattinara, he directs the ECPR Summer School on 'Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics'. His research focuses on far-right politics, populism, Euroscepticism, and democracy.

Finally! A book that explains why the far right has gained traction across Europe, and where it is headed. Scholars, activists, and anyone concerned about the future of democracy needs to read Castelli Gattinara and Pirro's accessible and well-researched study. By showing how the far right builds momentum by a reinforcing combination of electoral goals and grassroots protest politics, they reveal the dangerous breadth of its networks across national borders and arenas of action.

• 1: Introduction 2: Far-Right Protest and Electoral Mobilization 3: Resources and Organizational Capacity 4: Participation and Decision-Making Processes 5: Contention and External Mobilization 6: Conclusions Appendix A: List of Interviews Appendix B: Protest Event Analysis: Identification, Coding, and Reliablity References

Pietro Castelli Gattinara is Associate Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he holds the Chair in Digital Political Communication, and MSCA Fellow at Sciences Po. He earned his PhD in 2014 from the European University Institute and has held research and teaching positions at the Scuola Normale Superiore, the University of Oslo, and the University of Leicester. With Andrea Pirro, he directs the ECPR Summer School on 'Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics'. His research focuses on political cleavages in Europe, far-right movements, and the relationship between media and collective action.Andrea L. P. Pirro is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna. He is editor of the journal East European Politics and editor of the book series 'Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy'. With Pietro Castelli Gattinara, he directs the ECPR Summer School on 'Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics'. His research focuses on far-right politics, populism, Euroscepticism, and democracy.

Finally! A book that explains why the far right has gained traction across Europe, and where it is headed. Scholars, activists, and anyone concerned about the future of democracy needs to read Castelli Gattinara and Pirro's accessible and well-researched study. By showing how the far right builds momentum by a reinforcing combination of electoral goals and grassroots protest politics, they reveal the dangerous breadth of its networks across national borders and arenas of action.

• 1: Introduction 2: Far-Right Protest and Electoral Mobilization 3: Resources and Organizational Capacity 4: Participation and Decision-Making Processes 5: Contention and External Mobilization 6: Conclusions Appendix A: List of Interviews Appendix B: Protest Event Analysis: Identification, Coding, and Reliablity References