THE ISSUE OF NEO-NAZISM IN THE COLUMNS OF WORLD SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Abstract
The publication presents the study of modern neo-Nazi ideology in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Right-wing radical movements and certain extremist groups whose ideology is built on the foundations of National Socialism are called neo-Nazis. Significant involvement of the scientific community of journalists, historians, political scientists and sociologists in the issue of neo-Nazism was revealed. The topic of neo-Nazism presented by European and American researchers is outlined. In particular, the authors provide a detailed overview of the neo-Nazi movement in Austria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, etc. In addition, the main milestones of the cooperation of media representatives with neo-Nazis are outlined and their creation of a popularizing factor of ideology in a certain society is analyzed. A historical overview was provided regarding the formation of the main postulates of the creation and development of the neo-Nazi movement, in particular, after the Second World War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, it is determined that the topic of neo-Nazism in Western Europe is better researched than in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Researchers in the latter focused mainly on the creation of radical political parties and did not conduct empirical research on the activities of extremist groups. The author analyzed individual publications in which considerable attention was paid to the beginnings of the creation of neo-Nazi ideology. Scientific investigations revealed a number of factors that contributed greatly to the development of ideology in certain countries. It was found that the conditions of globalization challenges, which provoke economic, political, and security crises, become a favorable platform for the formation of neo-Nazi propaganda. The practical significance of the research results: the developed material can be used for the formation of educational programs on international journalism and media literacy in higher educational institutions.
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