ABSTRACT
Extreme rightism is a political ideology. Political ideologies are bodies of interconnected ideas or systems of thought that constitute a basis for political action, reflection and debate. They are vehicles constructed in order to promote a view of the world, to criticise things and to advocate change within it. As such, ideologies incorporate values and principles, although these are not necessarily written in stone. They can change or vary over time and circumstance. According to one useful definition (Eatwell 1999: 17): ‘A political ideology is a relatively coherent set of empirical and normative beliefs and thought, focusing on the problems of human nature, the process of history, and socio-political arrangements.’
