BROWN, KATY (2022) The role of the media in the mainstreaming of the far right. IPPR Progressive Review, 29 (2).

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Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, recently “sparked outrage” for declaring that Hungarians are not “a mixed race” and do not want “to become a mixed race”. 1 In a letter of resignation, one of his long-time advisers, Zsuzsa Hegedüs, told him in no uncertain terms that he had crossed a line, saying what was once “anti-migrant and anti-Europeanism” had now turned into “a pure Nazi speech worthy of Goebbels”. 2 At a time when the resurgence of far-right politics has become commonly acknowledged as one of the key challenges facing democracies, it may feel reassuring to see prominent figures taking a stand. Yet often, when reactions to, and discussion of, the far-right take an adversarial approach, they tend to portray the threat as exceptional, as a shocking digression from our mainstream norms. Note how Hegedüs appeared comfortable with Orban’s conscious and sustained slide towards far-right politics for years, until the little veneer of respectability was lost and it was no longer possible to deny his far-right status – in this case, comparable to the Nazis no less.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Brown, K. and Mondon, A. (2022), The role of the media in the mainstreaming of the far right. IPPR Progressive Review, 29: 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1111/newe.12306
Keywords:	Far-right politics; Europe;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of English, Media & Theatre Studies > Media Studies
Item ID:	17975
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/newe.12306
Depositing User:	Dr Katy Brown
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2023 12:02
Journal or Publication Title:	IPPR Progressive Review
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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