Since the start of the twenty-first century, the political mainstream has been shifting to the right. The liberal orthodoxy that took hold in the West as a reaction to the Second World War is breaking down. In Europe, populist political parties have pulled the mainstream in their direction; in America, a series of challenges to the Republican mainstream culminated in the 2016 election of Donald Trump.In Key Thinkers of the Radical Right, sixteen expert scholars explain sixteen thinkers, providing an introduction to their life and work, a guide to their thought, and an explanation of their work's reception. The chapters focus on thinkers who are widely read across the political right in both Europe and America, such as Julius Evola, Alain de Benoist, and Richard B. Spencer. Featuring classic, modern, and emerging thinkers, this selection provides a good representation of the intellectual right and avoids making political or value judgments. In an increasingly polarized political environment, Key Thinkers of the Radical Right offers a comprehensive and unbiased introduction to the thinkers who form the foundation of the radical right.

Introduction by Mark SedgwickSection I: Classic ThinkersChapter 1: Oswald Spengler and the Decline of the West by David EngelsChapter 2: Ernst Jünger and Storms of Steel by Elliot Y. NeamanChapter 3: Carl Schmitt and the Concept of the Political by Reinhard MehringChapter 4: Julius Evola and Tradition by H. Tomas HaklSection II: Modern ThinkersChapter 5: Alain de Benoist and the New Right by Jean-Yves CamusChapter 6: Guillaume Faye and Identitarianism by Stéphane FrançoisChapter 7: Paul Gottfried and Paleoconservatism by Seth BarteeChapter 8: Patrick J. Buchanan and the Death of the West by Edward AshbeeChapter 9: Jared Taylor and White Identity by Russell NieliChapter 10: Alexander Dugin and Eurasianism by Marlene LaruelleChapter 11: Bat Ye'or and Eurabia by Sindre BangstadSection III: Emergent ThinkersChapter 12: Mencius Moldbug and Neoraction by Joshua TaitChapter 13: Greg Johnson and Counter-Currents by Graham MacklinChapter 14: Richard B. Spencer and the Alt Right by Tamir Bar-OnChapter 15: Jack Donovan and Male Tribalism by Matthew N. LyonsChapter 16: Daniel Friberg and Metropolitics by Benjamin TeitelbaumNotesBibliographyIndex