Cristin-resultat-ID: 1803891
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Resultat
Doktorgradsavhandling
2020

Reconfiguring nationalism: Transnational entanglements of Hindutva and radical right ideology

Bidragsytere:
  • Eviane Leidig

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Utgiver

Universitetet i Oslo
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Om resultatet

Doktorgradsavhandling
Publiseringsår: 2020
Antall sider: 225
Open Access

Klassifisering

Fagfelt (NPI)

Fagfelt: Sosiologi
- Fagområde: Samfunnsvitenskap

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Tittel

Reconfiguring nationalism: Transnational entanglements of Hindutva and radical right ideology

Sammendrag

'India will have a true friend in the White House’ Why did Donald Trump hold a rally for Indian Americans three weeks before the 2016 election? Similarly, why did 40% of British Indians vote Leave in the Brexit referendum less than six months earlier? Leidig’s PhD dissertation explores these events by looking at the connections between Hindutva (or Hindu nationalism)—an ideology originating in India—and the Brexit and Trump campaigns. In her dissertation, she reveals how the Indian diaspora in the UK and US have played a key role in creating transnational ties between these radical right movements. The Indian diaspora has a long history of political activism in the UK and US through community organisations and advocacy groups that promote Hindutva in order to create an ethnic minority identity in Western societies. At the foundation of these efforts is an anti-Muslim agenda. Leidig’s research shows that this offers an opportunity for those in the India diaspora to build alliances with radical right actors. One of the ways in which the Indian diaspora mobilises support for the radical right is through online networks. Leidig’s dissertation examines social media activity and interactions of Indian diaspora users who create online communities. She argues that online spaces characterised by Islamophobia and anti-establishment views can result in offline political realities such as the Brexit vote and Trump presidency.

Bidragsytere

Eviane Leidig

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Senter for ekstremismeforskning: høyreekstremisme, hatkriminalitet og politisk vold ved Universitetet i Oslo
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