What are we talking about when we talk about white men?
This article is part of a debate on Countering the Radical Right inviting people to answer the question: “should we be worried about white men?” Of the 118 people who took up…
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Roland Clark
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How Fascists Used Summer Camps To Recruit Young People
‘Summer camps … helped to integrate enthusiastic young people more firmly into the movement, shaping their lives by giving them an unforgettable summer and convincing them that by becoming fascists…
When All Your Friends Are Fascists
The first-person perspective on the spread of fascism provided in “Rhinoceros” is valuable because it shows how disorienting it is for non-fascists. The playwright Eugene Ionesco spent most of his…
Fascism was a Many Faceted Thing
Trapped inside their houses during April 2020, a team of eighteen historians from around the world passed their time discussing how to define and study fascism. Fascism is famously difficult…
How Fascists Have Used Panics To Consolidate Power
Authoritarian leaders have historically fear-mongered and exploited public panics in order to exert more control over their countries. Sometimes it is okay to panic. Or at least, some situations demand…
10 Things That Should Change About Fascism Studies
1. Every second article written about fascism starts by complaining that there is no consensus about what fascism is, then agrees with Roger Griffin’s definition of fascism as an ideology of…
Ten Things I Hate About Fascism Studies
One. Every second article written about fascism starts by complaining that there is no consensus about what fascism is, then agrees with Roger Griffin’s definition of fascism as an ideology…
Why It’s So Important For Us To Discuss White Privilege
White privilege isn’t about guilt or blame, it is about identifying how racist social structures perpetuate inequality so that we can dismantle them. Concepts, such as white privilege, white fragility,…
Purifying the Party: Lessons from 20th Century Radical Right Parties
The pattern of leadership squabbles, purges, and brutal attempts to crush dissent dominates the history of the radical right. Such episodes are extremely instructive in the week following UK Prime…
How Democracies Collapse: Lessons From Interwar Romania
Tracing the rise of right-wing authoritarianism in interwar Romania reveals a number of key factors that are too familiar for comfort. Almost every state in Europe had a parliamentary democracy…