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The Role of Conspiratorial Narratives in the Violent Radicalisation of Right-Wing Lone Actors

Conspiracy theories have been talked about a lot recently as a key ingredient in the radicalisation of right-wing lone actor (RWLA) terrorists. To some extent, all narratives and ideological propaganda issued by…

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5 min

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Norway, we need to talk about racism

Norwegian society has suddenly woken up to the realisation that racism exists – ten years after the massacre of pro-immigration, left-wing youth activists and politicians on Utøya island. On 22…

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8 min

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German Nationalism, From Revolution to Illiberalism

It is often noted that 19th-century nationalism owed much to the rise of academic history. As historians have observed, studies in national development provided materials for later and cruder claims…

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13 min

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How White Nationalists Weaponize Christianity To Galvanize The Far-Right

Christian nationalism has returned to the core of the far-right after a tour through the wilderness of Alt Right syncretism involving the usual fascist amalgam of Odinism, Satanism, nature worship,…

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5 min

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How the Radical Right Bullied Professors in 1920s Austria

As universities across the United Kingdom scramble to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to sack unwanted lecturers and professors, it becomes increasingly urgent to remember the history of…

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6 min

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Who speaks for the mainstream in France?

On 21 April 2021, the publication of an open letter in France about the threat of a “civil war” made waves. About 1,000 signatories from the armed forces blamed “fanatic partisans” for…

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8 min

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Transatlantic Islamophobia: PEGIDA before and during the pandemic

The acronym PEGIDA has been associated with grassroots anti-Islam protest for some years. In fact, the group – full name ‘Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the (Christian) West’ –…

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7 min

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Why Are Members Of The Military Susceptible To Far-Right Extremism?

The events of January 6th, and the subsequent arrests, have reignited concerns about the role of military service and military members in domestic extremism. The current focus on why the…

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5 min

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How Authoritarians Erode Democracy Under The Guise Of Defending It

The last decade has brought about both new conspiracy theories as well as the revival of older conspiracy myths on the far-right. Some far-right figureheads propagate the fear of a…

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Real American men and the liberal war on meat

On 24 April, Fox News broke out in a panic over “plant-based beer” and “grilled brussels sprouts” for a “Green 4th of July.” The tone and tenor suggested environmentalism was a deadly…

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