Right-Wing Populism and Religion in Europe and the USA

• Published in: Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 490
• Main Author: Haynes, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Christian civilizationism; Christianism; Christianity; Europe; Ideology; Islam; Islamism; Muslims; Noncitizens; Politics; right-wing populism; Trump, Donald J; USA; Mexico; United States > US; Central Europe; Europe

The aim of this paper is to examine comparatively the growth and political effectiveness of right-wing populism in Western Europe, Central Europe, and the USA since 9/11. The focus is on such politicians’ vilification of Islam as a faith and Muslims as a people. The paper examines the following rese...