Far-right movement-party activism as strategy: Germany’s ‘peace movement’ during Russia’s war against Ukraine
Journal: Acta Politica
Year: 2024

Abstract This article studies the strategic considerations behind far-right movement-partyism in the context of ‘new’ issues such as Russia’s war against Ukraine. The question of military support to Ukraine, high energy prices, and the reception of war refugees soon became salient issues in many European states. In Germany, the government, dominated by the centre-left, moved towards greater military support. The loudest opponents of arms supply and sanctions were found within the far-right party