Abstract

There is a well-know phenomenon of extreme-right parties gaining support in many countries across Europe. An important question still outstanding is to what extent and of what kind is the socio-economic context a factor in this trend.The SIREN project - Jörg Flecker, Hans De Witte, Gudrun Hentges, Patrizia Catellani, Yves De Weerdt, Patrizia Milesi - has accordingly sought to analyse the perception of social and economic changes in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Switzerland.Presented here is a general summary of the Europe-wide project, which involved a literature review, qualitative interviews, a quantitative survey and an analysis of policy implications and dissemination activities.