Ultranationalism - Definition and Overview

Ultra-nationalists are extreme nationalists or patriots. The term has a clearly pejorative meaning, and is particularly used for those ardently opposed to international cooperation.

See also: chauvinism, jingoism

Ultra-nationalists

Politicians and movements often held by the Anglo-Saxon mainstream to be ultra-nationalist include:

• Croix de Feu, inter-war fascist movement in France
• Shintaro Ishihara, Tokyo Governor
• Jörg Haider, Austrian Freedom Party politician
• Kach (Kahane Chai), Jewish terrorist group
• Jean-Marie Le Pen, Front National leader
• Zeljko Raznatovic (Arkan), Serbian politician and militia commander
• Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian politician