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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Countering the Radical Right in the UK: Personal and Professional Experiences of Radical Right Extremism
Following the arrest of one of its UK based followers last year, an organisation described by the Home Secretary as a “vile white supremacist group” that targeted young and vulnerable…
Alternative epistemologies of the radical right: how grand narratives and the quest for truth offer recognition and a sense of belonging
In early 2019, during ethnographic fieldwork on radical right movements in Australia, I attended a far-right rally against allegedly “African gang crimes” in Melbourne. I spoke to a young man…
Taboo Breakers: How The Right Is Eroding Norms Of Decency
The radical right has broken taboos in order to introduce harsh repressive norms that give them a license to pursue their regressive agenda. Taboos are complex social and cultural constructions.…
Cancel Morrissey? – controversy over music and free speech
These controversies persist because Morrissey has been able to continue to make statements in interviews, and to publicise even more on his website. On the iconic Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury…
Extreme Right Aware Training Course, 20 September 2019
The extreme right in Britain has changed and developed in recent times, while its impact can be felt across a wide variety of professions. From policing to teaching, and from…
Why the next terror manifesto could be even harder to track
Just before his shooting spree at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques, the alleged mass murderer posted a hate-filled manifesto on several file-sharing sites, and emailed the document to at least…
Australia’s Own Brand of Radical Populism
Unlike radical right-wing populism in Western Europe, Australia’s “Hansonism” is largely a one-woman show, almost completely dependent on Pauline Hanson’s personality and appeal. She has been called a “mischievous troublemaker,…
The Radical Right in Britain
The radical right has been small, fractious yet persistent in nearly a century of activism at the furthest reaches of the right-wing spectrum. As this collection of primary source documents…
Analysis of Anti-Muslim Images and Text on Facebook
Decent people everywhere are still reeling from the tragic, senseless violence of Christchurch massacre. It appears that the accused killer was a product of the violent, hateful meme culture of…