Global Studies of the Far Right Political Ecologies

This book offers a unique perspective on one of today’s most disturbing convergences, the rise of the far right and the ongoing ecological crisis. Through case studies from around the world, the book interrogates the multifaceted ways these two trends intersect. Political ecologies of the far right engages with the alarming convergence of far right thinking and the ecological crisis in contemporary society.By looking at the far right as a multifaceted expression of authoritarian and exclusionary politics, the book offers a unique insight into the world of far right ecology. It provides a valuable perspective on the changing nature of far right thought, including studies of the bodily practices of London ‘traditionalists’, ecofascist terror in New Zealand, and the ecological crisis fuelling the power of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area.With its global scope, Political ecologies of the far right urges us to rethink what the far right is and to interrogate the cross-influence between the far right and mainstream right-wing politics in the field of environmental and ecological thought. It describes the connections between colonial imaginations and contemporary far right anti-environmentalism. The volume also interrogates the relevance and occurrence of science denial among far right actors and how such denial informs their politics of environment. Political ecologies of the far right significantly contributes to understanding of this troublesome phenomena, and provides scholars, students and activists with ways to understand and counter the rise of far right anti-environmentalism and ecofascism today. This volume engages with the alarming convergence of far right thinking and the ecological crisis in contemporary society. Growing out of the first international conference on political ecologies of the far right, the volume gathers crucial insights from authorities in the field as well as promising early career researchers. With cases ranging from ethnographical accounts of fossil fuel populist protest, historical analysis of the evangelical support for fossil fuels to interrogations of the settler colonial identities and material conditions defended by far right actors around the world, the book provides scholars, students and activists with ways to understand and counter these developments.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.