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Pańko, Karolina (2024)

Love the Local, Hate the Global: Exploring the Intersection of Nature and Nationalism in Polish Far-Right Politics

Bachelor thesis | Politicologie (BSc)

Linkages between nature and nationalism are re-emerging, gaining momentum on the political agenda of far-right actors. To examine this intersection, this research employs the theoretical framework of Forchtner and Kølvraa (2015), focused on the aesthetic, material and symbolic dimensions of nature in nationalism. Considering the aforementioned elements, this analysis offers insights into the field of right-wing rhetoric using Poland as a case study. This paper finds that although these categories can be analytically productive, the reality of far-right communication showcases the interplay of these dimensions. In essence, this research displays how the far-right actors find justification for the nationalist narratives within the concept of nature by referencing the nation’s resource sovereignty, national identity, history or beauty of unspoiled natural landscapes.

Far right

nationalism

nature

environmentalism

Poland

Author

Pańko, Karolina

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

International Relations and Organisations (IRO)

Supervisors

Ploof, R.A.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en