How Covid-19 Has Boosted The Radical Populist Right In Belgium
There are two things that hold Belgium together, or so the joke goes — the royal family and the national debt. For decades, supporters of the Belgian state have tried…
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“Long live freedom!”: How the AfD presents itself as Defender of the German Basic Law
In the campaign “Gemeinsam für das Grundgesetz” (Together for the Basic Law), the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) presents its far-right political positions as liberal-conservative to defy accusations of anti-constitutionality. During…
How is the far-right capitalizing COVID-19?
The fight against the coronavirus fits well with far-right views on protectionism and their zero-tolerance approach to law and order. “Despite coronavirus, leftists want open borders for migrants” is the…
Pests, Invaders and Infestations: The Radical Right’s Dehumanization Of Immigrants
The anti-immigrant rhetoric we’re seeing in Europe and from President Trump is not only dehumanizing, it has a dangerous resonance in history. In April this year, Christian Schilcher, a local…
A short account on the experience of interviewing the far-right: anticipating ‘that’ moment
As I was anxiously finishing my beer and looking around an empty and fusty pub in inner Budapest, the prospects of my fieldwork and research appeared rather gloomy. I, a…
“The Global Rise of Nativism and Illiberalism: A Conversation on the Contemporary Political Pathology,” Part 3: Seven theses about the radical right
Recall that in the last CARR blog, I offered key definitions in the literature, including what we mean by the radical right, populism, nativism, and illiberalism respectively. I also highlighted…
What’s wrong with Australia?
The Christchurch massacre and the Australian state of mind. A cocktail that has been years in the making. The Christchurch terrorist carnage serves as a stark reminder that Australia is…
Tracking German Neo-Nazism Through Music
German neo-Nazi bands attempt to appeal more broadly to an audience that is opposed to the government’s position on asylum seekers. Plato once wrote, in an argument postulating the banning…