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Can the Radical Right’s Reductionist Narrative Withstand Real-World Complexity?

The radical right indulges in the erasure from its narrative of inconvenient or unwelcome facts from the accepted knowledge base of history and science. There is a general recognition that…

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7 min

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How To Debunk Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories

From lies about 5G to vast conspiracies of a Bill Gates vaccine plot, COVID-19 has sparked an avalanche of conspiracy theories. Here’s how to spot them. Did you know that…

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5 min

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‘Protect the Environment!’ – Environmental Campaigning by the Radical Right Alternative for Germany

By now, the climate-change scepticism of the radical-right, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is well-known and has been discussed in both academic and non-academic publications. Opposition to the thesis of…

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5 min

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Something new under the sun? The Alternative for Germany’s recent discussion of climate change and homeland protection

Since the May 2019 European Parliament election’s ‘Green wave’ in Germany, where the Green party increased its share of the vote by 9.8 to 20.5 per cent and came second…

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5 min

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Eco-Nationalism: The Nature Within Our Borders

Although the transnational nature of radical-right environmentalism is often publicly overlooked, eco-nationalism seems to be resurfacing in this time of global climate change. The ongoing fires wreaking havoc in the…

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6 min

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Eco-fascism encountered: the natural environment in justifications of terrorist violence in the Christchurch mosque shooting and the El Paso shooting

The murder of 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019 has led to, for example, a gun reform bill in New Zealand and renewed interest in the notion…

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4 min

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Expertise in politics: boon or bane?

Populist radical right parties and their leaders openly despise expertise: they often parade their ignorance and inexperience by developing, in electoral terms, propaganda depicting them shoulder-to-shoulder with ordinary citizens (“the…

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5 min

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Rethinking the ‘Green wave’? Climate change, the European Parliament elections 2019 and the German-speaking radical right

In 2018, following electoral gains made by Democrats during the US midterms, it took commentators a while to figure out whether or not to speak of a ‘blue wave’. In…

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5 min

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What the Radical Right Thinks About Climate Change

Accusations of irrationalism, leveled against those in favor of climate change policies, make up the single most prominent argument. Research on climate change communication by radical-right actors, be they party…

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4 min

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Is the radical right really anti-climate? Some evidence from Hungary

From the Inaugural CARR Conference For three days, the Richmond University in London was not only the site of insightful and thought-provoking presentations during the inaugural CARR conference, but also…

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Can the Radical Right’s Reductionist Narrative Withstand Real-World Complexity?

How To Debunk Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories

‘Protect the Environment!’ – Environmental Campaigning by the Radical Right Alternative for Germany

Something new under the sun? The Alternative for Germany’s recent discussion of climate change and homeland protection

Eco-Nationalism: The Nature Within Our Borders

Eco-fascism encountered: the natural environment in justifications of terrorist violence in the Christchurch mosque shooting and the El Paso shooting

Expertise in politics: boon or bane?

Rethinking the ‘Green wave’? Climate change, the European Parliament elections 2019 and the German-speaking radical right

What the Radical Right Thinks About Climate Change

Is the radical right really anti-climate? Some evidence from Hungary

Germany Has Stepped Up Its Efforts Combating Right-Wing Extremism

Eric Zemmour’s Plan to Save France from Extinction

America Classified As A Declining Democracy By Experts, Again

Why Does the Radical Right Oppose European Integration?