Since the end of the Second World War, right-wing extremist organisations in many European countries have been proscribed for anti-constitutional and sometimes violent activities. In a project led by Michael Zeller and Michael Vaughan, teams of country experts (listed below) compiled a list of proscribed organisations and confirmed where no proscriptions were imposed, covering the United Kingdom and the states of the European Union. This page catalogues and locates these proscribed organisations.
Recommended citation: Zeller, M.C. & Vaughan, M. (2021). Proscribed Right-Wing Extremist Organisations. Centre for the Analysis of the Radical Right. Available at: https://www.radicalrightanalysis.com/resources/proscribed-right-wing-extremist-organisations.
Map of proscribed right-wing extremist organisations
In the map below, the markers of proscribed organisations shows where that organisation was active and/or where it was proscribed. The location markers are coloured differently depending on the country of the proscribed organisation. By clicking on a location marker, you can see when the organisation was proscribed as well as further information.
Proscribed right-wing extremist organisations since 2000 by year and country
For much of the post-war era, proscription was rare, only imposed occasionally in a couple countries. Since 2000, however, several countries have proscribed at least one organisation.
Right-wing extremist organisations proscribed in Germany by decade
Of all countries in Europe, Germany has been the most active in proscribing right-wing extremist organisations. Of course, many proscriptions were imposed in Germany during ‘denazification’ (Entnazifizierung); 25 organisations were banned between 1951 and 1956, the highest proscription rate at any time in Germany’s post-war history. While that burst of activity subsided, recent decades show a steady in increase in the number of organisations proscribed.
Country Experts
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Country |
Experts |
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Austria |
Vinicius Bivar, Freie Universität Berlin |
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Belgium |
Ico Maly, Tilburg University |
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Bulgaria |
Rositsa Dzhekova, Center for the Study of Democracy |
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Croatia |
Ivan Tranfić, Scuola Normale Superiore |
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Cyprus |
Andreas Dafnos, Bundeswehr Universität München |
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Czechia |
Ondřej Kolář, Police Academy in Prague |
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Denmark |
Anita Nissen, Aalborg University |
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Estonia |
Stefano Braghiroli, University of Tartu |
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Finland |
Lynda Gilby, Tampere University |
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France |
Jean-Yves Camus, Observatoire des radicalités politiques |
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Germany |
Maik Fielitz, Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft |
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Greece |
Andreas Dafnos, Bundeswehr Universität München |
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Hungary |
Katherine Kondor, Loughborough University |
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Ireland |
William Allchorn, Leeds University |
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Italy |
Alessio Scopelliti, University of Bristol |
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Latvia |
Valery Engel, European Centre for the Development of Democracy |
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Lithuania |
Jogilė Ulinskaitė, Vilnius University |
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Netherlands |
Sarah de Lange, University of Amsterdam |
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Poland |
Michael Cole, University of Tartu |
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Portugal |
Vinicius Bivar, Freie Universität Berlin |
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Romania |
Roland Clark, University of Liverpool |
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Slovakia |
Miroslav Mareš, Masaryk University |
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Slovenia |
Miroslav Mareš, Masaryk University |
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Spain |
Carmen Aguilera-Carnerero, University of Granada |
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Sweden |
Tina Askanius, Malmö University |
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United Kingdom |
William Allchorn, Leeds University |
Map tool created by Izabelle Apostol and Pablo Garfias Torrent
Izabelle Apostol is a history and politics undergraduate student at the University of Warwick. Izabelle’s research interests include populism, the rise of the far right in Europe, and the long-lasting impact of political changes and the effects those have on the society.
Pablo Garfias Torrent is a postgraduate student of Political and Economic Sociology at the University of Cambridge. His current research focuses on how populists perceive globalisation. Pablo’s other research interests include democratic theory, European politics, the causes and effects of populism, and the presence of foreign powers in Africa.