Understanding the populist shift : othering in a Europe in crisis Introduction : the concept and its definitions Giovanna Campani Gabriella Lazaridis Populism in historical perspectives Giovanna Campani and Mojca Pajnik The neo fascist and neo nazi constellations Giovanna Campani and Birgit Sauer Populist othering and Islamophobia Anne Benveniste Gabriella Lazaridis and Heini Puurunen Networks and alliances against the Islamisation of Europe : the case of the counter jihad movement Gabriella Lazaridis Marilou Polymeropoulou Vasiliki Tsagkroni Exclusive intersections : constructions of gender and sexuality Birgit Sauer Roman Kuhar Edma Ajanovic and Aino Saarinen Mens parties with women leaders : a comparative study of the rightwing populist leaders Pia Kjaersgaard Marine Le Pen and Siv Jensen Susi Meret Birte Siim and Etienne Pingaud De reconstructing far right youth : between the lost generation and contestatory citizenship Anna Krasteva Democracy post democracy and the populist challenge Giovanna Campani and Mojca Pajnik