We label them the “far-right,” the “radical right,” and “white nationalism” but it’s time to call them what they are: modern manifestations of fascism. ©Rantt Media It’s time we said it. We are living in a world in which fascism has not only become mainstream, but it is at war with our democratic institutions—from the… Continue reading “Trump And The Global Resurgence Of Fascism”
The 2019 European Parliament Elections provided an important case where the far-right Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) performed electorally well. However, we argue that there is a core tension within the AfD’s party strategy. This tension lies at the regional level, with a clear split ideologically within the party between Western and Eastern Germany. We… Continue reading “East v. West? The Internal Battle within the Far Right in Germany”
The far right has often been described as a concept that is hard to define. Although there is still controversy around its three basic components, i.e. the intension (number of defining attributes), the extension (number of empirical phenomena), and the term (the label) that best characterizes it, we should not neglect the fact that much… Continue reading “Concept structures and the far right”