ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION OVER THE last two decades the extreme right in Western Europe has taken on renewed importance. This is evident not only in election results but also in public demonstrations and racist and political violence. Further, extreme right groups exert influence on established political movements, and established political movements have reacted in definable ways to that influence. Governments have devised a number of responses to confront problems of racism and right extremism, and amongst these, three primary strategies can be observed1:
(1) Efforts to influence public opinion. Governments seek to combat racism and right extremism by educating and informing citizens on inter-ethnic relations, World War II, the Holocaust and related subjects. These actions encourage people to avoid racism/right extremism in the first place or to turn away from them.
