Extreme Reactions

Reviews / Votes

'This important and highly illuminating study demonstrates that extreme right parties mobilize against politically ascendant ethnic minorities, rather than in response to economic crises or widespread xenophobia. Bustikova's clear and rigorous analysis of the politics of ethnic resentment and backlash resonates well beyond the borders of post-communist Europe.' Anna Gryzmala-Busse, Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies, Stanford, University, California 'In a work that is both timely and timeless, Bustikova explores the causes of radical right party popularity in Eastern Europe. Her book makes a convincing case for the role of ethnic minority accommodation - as opposed to economic insecurity or xenophobia - in shaping the calculus of radical right elite and voters. In doing so, she further advances an important correction to the longstanding claim that radical right fortunes can only be affected by the behavior of proximal parties.' Bonnie M. Meguid, University of Rochester, New York 'The best research monographs offer an original thesis on a highly relevant topic, test it on the basis of systematic, comparative research, and come to conclusions that have much broader consequences. Lenka Bustikova has written such a book! Extreme Reactions is crucial to understanding the radical right in Eastern Europe and also offers novel insights into the rise of the far right around the globe.' Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today 'Lenka Bustikova offers an interesting insight on the political dynamics that set radical politics in Central and Eastern Europe alight ... Bustikova provides an impressive piece of empirical research wrapped in a careful and convincing analysis.' Jeffrey Mazo, Survival '... Bustikova's study is one of the most original comparative works on the radical right today and highly relevant for further studies in the field.' Michael Minkenberg, European Political Science