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Weaponised pluralism

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Drawing on extensive fieldwork within the Hindu far-right and its Muslim wing, Weaponised Pluralism offers a new account of why far-right mobilisations recruit from the very communities they oppose.
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Weaponised pluralism takes a fine-grained lens to understand why far-right organisations recruit from the very minorities they oppose. Why do these organisations seek to appear like pluralists? Building on his time with the Muslim wing of the Hindu far-right in India, Felix Pal proposes that bigots can strategically use what he calls weaponised pluralism. This political strategy counterintuitively uses progressive political performances to bolster bigoted political agendas. Basing his analysis in an Indian context, Weaponised pluralism nonetheless reveals much about contexts as varied as Palestinian soldiers in the Israeli army, Indigenous Australians on far-right television, and Black congressional candidates in the American Republican Party. Drawing on rare access to the Hindu far-right and its Muslim wing, Pal paints an evocative picture of the complexities of how far-right organising extends far beyond the pointy end of traditional bigotry.
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Price: £85.00
Pages: 224
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Series: Global Studies of the Far Right
Publication Date: 12 May 2026
ISBN: 9781526189110
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:

HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Comparative politics, Far-right political ideologies and movements

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Introduction: If there is any true friend of Muslims in India
1 Weaponised pluralism
2 The Manch
3 Not what it says it is
4 Subservience
5 Categorisation
6 Co-optation
Conclusion
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