There is currently much debate in many European countries about the best way to deal with public expressions of ethnonationalism, racism and antisemitism. Only a few years ago, democratic societies would publicly discuss racism, but refuse a platform for racists. However, this has been changing for some time now. In Germany, radical right rhetoric… Continue reading “Protecting Democracy and Countering Far-Right Demagogy”
2017 started as a terrible year for the UK radical right. With the leader of Britain First in prison and the far-right group UKIP tanking in the June 2017 General Election, the bluster that had put wind in the sails of Britain’s fringe political movement after the 2016 Brexit Referendum and American Presidential Election seemed… Continue reading “What next for the UK Radical Right? Electoral Misfortune and the Rise of New Actors”
Here is CARR’s premier educational pack for ‘Countering Radical Right Narratives’: This comprises of an Educators Pack & Learners Pack. It is designed to guide KS5 teachers and pupils through the design stage of a Creative Arts Project.
On behalf of the Steering Group, Senior and Doctoral Fellows, a warm welcome to the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (#CARR)! As the centre’s director, I’d like to draw your attention to a few considerations motivating the launch of this specialist-led website and research collective. First and foremost, CARR is a child… Continue reading “Director’s Welcome”
“An alleged member of banned neo-Nazi group National Action had an image of murdered MP Jo Cox captioned ‘Chat s**t. Get banged’, a court heard.” Read the full article in The Independent.
“Combat 18 and Adolf Hitler disciple Connor Ward was captured with a stun gun, knuckle dusters, knives, metal bars, ball bearings and rocket tubes.” Read more on the Daily Record website.
An article for Vice by CARR Director, Dr Matthew Feldman: “In March of 2017, a terror attack in Westminster left 49 people injured and six dead or dying. While victims were still being driven away in ambulances, English Defence League (EDL) founder Tommy Robinson rushed to the scene with a camera crew to pace around outside the… Continue reading “CARR in the News: Is It Okay to Be Gay (and in the Far-Right)?”
In this course, 50 leading scholars from all over the world will explore questions and issues relating to antisemitism including: what is antisemitism? How has it changed throughout history? Why can it be found among so many diverse cultures, and even among opposing ideologies? What happened to antisemitism after the Holocaust? How is antisemitism expressed… Continue reading “Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present”
CARR Director – Prof. Matthew Feldman presents: A decade after David Copeland: Neo-Nazi ‘broadband terrorism’ in the UK. April 18, 2018 • University of Leicester, UK The threat posed by terrorism today is changing rapidly – as have methods of study of this phenomenon, including analysis of radicalisation and the ‘terrorist cycle’. This presentation takes… Continue reading “Neo-Nazi “Broadband terrorism” in the UK”
An Interview with CARR Senior Fellow, Professor Cas Mudde. In CARR’s first podcast, Director Matthew Feldman speaks to Professor Cas Mudde, widely regarded as the world’s leading voice on the populist right right today. Professor Mudde has published widely on this subject, including co-authoring the Oxford Short History book, Populism (2017), while also releasing The Far-Right in America earlier… Continue reading “Interview: The Radical Right, Ideology and Development”