When Emotion Trumps Dispassionate Politics
The radical populist right’s appeal to emotions has been one of the main reasons for its staying power over the span of more than four decades. The triumph of Nazism…
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How The Radical Right Weaponizes Memes
The radical right has become increasingly skillful at using dishonest memes to radicalize a wider audience into a state of extremism. Far-right populist nationalism seems contagious. It’s the new normal…
Images of a ‘Better’ World? Fictional Storytelling in the Radical Right (Part II)
Books and literature have become important elements of a thriving radical-right that not only sustains political and economic ideas, but also forms a cultural space held together by shared “cultural…
Images of a ‘better’ world? Fictional storytelling in the radical-right (Part I)
Analysing the radical-right – whether parties, social movements or paramilitary organisations – usually looks at programmatic and doctrinaire material, such as party manifestos or pamphlets. Scrutinising these reveals many facets…
Fancy a show? Neo-Nazi concerts in Germany
Music has long been a key factor in spreading neo-Nazi ideology, serving both as a tool to attract (young) people and to reproduce identities of those already part of the…
Interview: “The Extreme Gone Mainstream”, with Cynthia Miller-Idriss
This interview by SSRCorg with Cynthia Miller-Idris is on her latest book, The Extreme Gone Mainstream: Commercialization and Far Right Youth Culture in Germany (2018). Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss is Head of Outreach at…
The Rise of Fascist Fashion: Clothing helps the Far Right sell their violent message
In the months since white supremacist blogger Andrew Anglin urged his followers to dress in “hip” and “cool” ways at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., far-right fashion has rapidly evolved. The…