The Rising Racism in Europe: Example Of Pegida
The racist approaches has began to take place on international area intensively after Cold-War period in the European Union countries. Generally, when we think about xenophobia and racism in Europe, Germany becomes the first country that comes to mind. However, the European Parliament Election in...
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| Language: | English |
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2015-06-01
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| Series: | Gazi Akademik Bakış |
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| Online Access: | http://www.gaziakademikbakis.com/index.php/gab/article/view/264/230 |
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| Summary: | The racist approaches has began to take place on international area intensively after Cold-War period
in the European Union countries. Generally, when we think about xenophobia and racism in Europe,
Germany becomes the first country that comes to mind. However, the European Parliament Election in
2014 has shown that the racist approaches are not restricted to Germany. Xenophobia and racism are
increasing day by day in nearly all the European Union countries. So far, the racism has been raised
as a form of Islamophobia in expressions of far-right parties in Europe. Today the movement, which
arised in September 2014 and called Pegida, has started to use these approaches. In this article the
Pegida movement will be examined in the context of rising Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia in the
European countries recently. |
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| ISSN: | 1307-9778 |