With the end of the Cold War, the radical and extremist tendencies have increased in Europe. These nationalistic approaches which have impacts on both social and political levels have escalated in the post-9/11 era. Thus, Europe became the scene of exclusionary and discriminatory practices during the 2000s. Those practices which emerged in the form of xenophobia, islamophobia and anti-immigrationism at the social level have also played a crucial role in political choices. In this regard, far right parties have somewhat joined ruling coalitions in their countries and the political agenda of the center-right parties has begun to slide to extremism and racism. In this atmosphere, the definition of the “other” which is shaped with a viewpoint based on fear and hatred is affected by economic crises and it damages multicultural perspectives.