The counterjihad movement moves ideas and money across the Atlantic

Evidence

Rather than thinking of anti-Muslim political mobilizations in isolation, it is important to see them as part of a transnational political movement with intellectual, political and activist ‘wings’. This movement has an ideology that draws on historical forms of racism and nativism, but it has also gone beyond these to develop its own political language. The political influence of the movement varies from country to country, but it is undoubtedly in the US, under the administration of Donald Trump, that its direct impact on public policy is currently most visible. The speed with which its apocalyptic and conspiratorial narratives of western capitulation to ‘Islamization’ have entered the US political mainstream, using the Republican party as an electoral vehicle, provides an important warning for those of us living in countries where the political influence of these ideas is currently more limited. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 545 (#expands, via linked claim)

In organizational terms, the European counter-jihad movement includes both party-political and streetbased activist wings. Its key political figurehead has long been Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands. Some European parties that have formed links with the movement include the Sweden Democrats, the Belgian Vlaams Belang and the Swiss People’s Party. Other parties, such as the Alternative for Germany, the Austrian Freedom Party and the French Front National, have also mobilized against ‘Islamization’. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 519 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A coordinated international counter-jihad movement shares strategies across borders — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 648; A transnational counter-jihad network moves ideas, people, and money between the US and Europe — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 648; Anti-Muslim mobilizations form a transnational movement with distinct ideology and policy reach. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 545 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Anti-Muslim mobilizations form a transnational movement with distinct ideology and policy reach. #expands (0.78) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 545
• European counter-jihadism spans both populist parties and street movements. #expands (0.72) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 519