The Ukrainian far right has attracted massive media interest, from Russian media condemning Ukraine's alleged Nazi takeover to international media warning of it becoming a transnational far-right hotspot. Countering these misconceptions, this article empirically studies the Ukrainian far-right movement to explain its mobilisation dynamics 2004-2020. Why did mobilisation peak in 2010-2014, and decline after? I argue that a combination of political and discursive opportunities offers an answer. However, these opportunities played out differently in Ukraine - a hybrid regime at war - than conventional social movement theory suggests. The Ukrainian case thus furthers our understanding of far-right movements beyond consolidated democracies.
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Cardiff Univ, Sch Social Sci, Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff Univ, Coll Arts Humanities & Social Sci, 1-02 Glamorgan Bldg,King Edward VII Ave, Cardiff CF10 3NN, WalesCardiff Univ, Sch Social Sci, Cardiff, Wales
Yoshida, Yutaka
Demelius, Yoko
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Univ Turku, Ctr East Asian Stuides, Turku, FinlandCardiff Univ, Sch Social Sci, Cardiff, Wales