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Chris Allen

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Halal Hysteria: How Outrage About M&S Ready Meals Co-opted Radical Right Rhetoric

  • Chris Allen
  • February 14, 2020
The radical right is once again using the fact a food retailer has begun selling halal meat as an excuse to allege “creeping sharia law.” In October, M&S announced that…
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Reconfiguring Islamophobia and the Radical Right: a decade in retrospect

  • Chris Allen
  • January 29, 2020
My new book, “Reconfiguring Islamophobia: a radical rethinking of a contested concept” (Palgrave Macmillan) marks a decade since the publication of my first book on the topic (“Islamophobia”, Ashgate). Through…
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Hateful extremism and the radical right: we need new definitions

  • Chris Allen
  • October 26, 2019
A new approach to countering the extremism of the radical right is desperately needed. This month, the Commission for Countering Extremism published the findings from its public consultation. Seeking to better…
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How the Radical Right Co-Opted Religion

  • Chris Allen
  • October 9, 2019
While Christianity is on the decline in Europe, the effective co-option of Christian ideas and emblems among the radical right is continuing unabated. The recent publication of the British Social Attitudes…
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When Free Speech Becomes Hate Speech

  • Chris Allen
  • August 3, 2019
The radical right uses the lack of clear definitions of hate speech to exploit its right to free speech. As the recent furor surrounding British comedian Jo Brand’s comments on…
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In Defense of Facebook’s “Ban” of the Far Right’s Dirty Dozen

  • Chris Allen
  • May 25, 2019
In banning the far right from its platform, Facebook acted like a responsible media provider. In April, Facebook announced its decision to “ban” 12 UK-based individuals and organizations linked to the radical…
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Milkshaking the Radical Right: humiliation not violence

  • Chris Allen
  • May 24, 2019
If social media is anything to go by, it is likely the number of Google searches for the lyrics to Kelis’ well-known hit, “Milkshake” will have increased dramatically. As Nigel…
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The Counter-Extremism Response to the Radical Right: The Need for New Thinking

  • Chris Allen
  • March 15, 2019
As recently published Prevent data shows, radical right extremism presents a very real threat to the UK’s domestic security. That to date, Prevent – the UK Government’s counter-extremism strategy –…
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How might the state’s response to radical right extremism challenge criticisms attributed to the Prevent strategy?

  • Chris Allen
  • February 11, 2019
Last month, the Home Office published new data about Prevent. One part of the UK Government’s wider counter-terrorism strategy known as CONTEST, Prevent aims to safeguard all individuals from becoming…
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Katie Hopkins: ‘celebrity’ extremist of the radical right?

  • Chris Allen
  • October 13, 2018
Last month, For Britain – Anne Marie Waters’ post UKIP political party – held its conference in Liverpool. One of those speaking at the conference was the former reality TV…
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