STUDY DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS THE RADICAL RIGHT IN EUROPE Transnational networks Thomas Greven December 2024 • Cross-border networking is an integral part of the strategies of the radical right. They have come to recognise that the hegemony of the»global liberal elites«, which they reject, has to be countered globally. • In the hyperemotional struggle against these elites and the minorities they allegedly favour, cross-border dissemination and networking processes lead to a »hyperpolitical« radicalisation spiral. • The global movement of the radical right is much more dynamic than others. It benefits from a sizeable motivation gap between»reactionary revolu­tionaries« and the defenders of liberal democracy.