Numerous political commentators have noted the rise of the radical right worldwide. How has the
radical right responded to the COVID-19 pandemic? Has the radical right been legitimized in a
world of closed borders and greater securitization? Have radical right regimes in power cracked
under the strains of the crisis and thus undermined their own political fortunes? Have radical
right-wing responses to COVID-19 been uniform or diversified? These are some of the questions
tackled in Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic by the Radical Right.This volume gathers a
collection of short pieces which highlight the multi-faceted ways in which right-wing and
radical right-wing political forces have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. It presents
research by scholars from all around the world concentrating on the evolution of radical
right-wing movements since the COVID-19 crisis began and their influence on mainstream and
alternative narratives. The edited volume includes case studies as well as far-reaching reports
on the radical right's utilizing of the crisis to re-shape ideas about sovereignty
globalization democracy equality diversity and political legitimacy. Such studies comprise
cases on gender and class racism religious hatred scapegoating anti-Semitism and Sinophobia
conspiracy theories and online radicalization focusing on locations as diverse as the US
Canada Brazil Belgium Germany Switzerland Sweden Italy France Spain Ukraine Latvia
Israel and India. All such studies are compiled in a total of six chapters and an epilogue
organized thematically and by country.
