The results of the last EuropeanElections of 2014 confirmed the rise of right and far right 'populist' partiesacross the EU. The success of a range of parties, such as Denmark’s Dansk Folskeparti, Slovenia’s Slovenska demokratska stranka,France’s Front National, Greece’s Golden Dawn, the United Kingdom Independence Party, Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement in Italy andthe Austrian FPÖ, has been perceived as a political wave which is transformingthe face of the European Parliament, and challenging at some level thehegemony of the 'big four' well-established European political forces thatlead the Strasbourg’s assembly: the ALDE, EPP, S&D and Greens/ALE. As 'populism' has become a major issue in many EU countries, this collection aimsto provide a critical understanding of related trends and recommend ways inwhich they can be challenged both in policy and praxis, by using thegender-race-ethnicity-sexual orientation intersectionality approach.Thisinternational volume combines extensive transnational comparative data analysis, as well as research at discursive, attitudinal andbehavioural levels.
