2024

The reactions to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine among German-speaking far-right actors were more diverse than expected. Different understandings of both Russia and Ukraine explain these different positions.

Trans people need special attention and solidarity. Let me explain why.

France is one of few countries in Western Europe where right-wing terrorism and violence is on the rise.

Argentina is experiencing a fourth wave of the Latin American far right. High inflation pits society against the state; Javier Milei's success depended on the desire for punishment against the political class and the state.

In light of the recent U.S. election, Tina Askanius highlights that gender and misogyny have taken centre stage in the world of politics and conservative thinking, and discusses what this might imply for scholars of extremism. 

Granola Nazis are a part of the contemporary 'dissident right', with a particular interest in health, wellness, and nature. Though a fringe ideology, it is critically placed to exploit the ongoing climate change threat, offering Traditionalist solutions that naturalise fascism.

INTERSECT is a research project consisting of a diverse team of scholars with a multidisciplinary approach that criticizes and questions grand theories on Islamophobia. They elucidate the global, transnational and multidimensional nature of Islamophobia as well as its intersection with other forms of discrimination and marginalization.

Key findings from the Norwegian case study component of the project 'Mobilization against Migration in Europe'.

As observed in media representations of immigrants during the Covid-19 pandemic, racist discourse is produced and reproduced by journalists and ordinary citizens who would not regard themselves as racist. 

Graham Macklin discusses the growing threat of saints culture in far-right online groups.

Will the upcoming European elections serve as the ultimate trial for Salvini's leadership within the League? Ghita Bordieri presents some elements to keep in mind to understand his strange survival as a political leader.

Jacob Ware discusses the threat of far-right terrorism in the run-up to the US elections in November.

Contrary to the more commonplace practice of hate being geographically rooted, recent far-right strategies to infiltrate local politics and communities, like the Precinct Strategy and the Drag Queen Story Hour attacks, blur and blend different geographic, ideological, and organizational variants of far-right activism.

The current allegations of Kremlin and pro-Chinese propaganda and espionage against the German AfD point to a shared feature of historical fascism and the contemporary far right: the patriotic predicament between nationalism and  foreign allegiance.

In their recently published book, Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacism and How It Can Be Stopped, Blee, Futrell, and Simi show how a constellation-based model of US white supremacism provides a better understanding of its persistence and transformations.

Conceptualizations of islamophobia should be formulated with greater attention to the lived experiences of Muslims and contextual variations.