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CARR Blog series on Golden Dawn – Part IV – The Future of Greece’s Radical Right

On October 7 2020, the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn was declared a criminal organisation. For years Golden Dawn had made international headlines for blatant references to historic fascism through…

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CARR Blog series on Golden Dawn – Part III – Ascendance to Parliament

On October 7 2020, the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn was declared a criminal organisation. For years, Golden Dawn had made international headlines for blatant references to historic fascism through…

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CARR Blog series on Golden Dawn – Part I – The Years of Purity

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In Greece, a new far right movement is taking the stage

‘Greeks for the Fatherland’ seems to be here to fill the gap left by the legal troubles of Golden Dawn. The emergence of a new party was announced by Elias…

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The Circle of History in Radical-Right Symbolism

The logo plays a crucial role in creating a brand identity for radical-right parties. Bearing in mind that gaining access to political power remains the focus of all political parties,…

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Far-right vigilantism at Europe’s borders: the Greek experience

The activities of vigilante groups should be contained before far-right groups add fuel to the fire. A wave of violent activities has been unleashed on the Greek islands and the…

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How Greece Went From Welcoming To Demonizing Refugees

Locals in the Greek island of Lesbos went from being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for welcoming refugees five years ago to hurling racist slurs today. On March 1st,…

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The dusk after the dawn: fall of a Greek Neo-Nazi party

What can we learn from the rise and fall of the Golden Dawn party in Greece? Golden Dawn began as an ideological movement that managed throughout the years to evolve…

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From Dawn to Dusk: The End of Parliamentary Neo-Nazism in Greece

It seems like a political nightmare found its end in Sunday’s snap elections in Greece: the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn did not make it to the national parliament again.…

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The far right’s weaponisation of history

At the age of twelve, my classics class at the high school devoted an entire week to the ancient war between the Persian Empire and Athens. We were told that…

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