Pandemic

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Transatlantic Islamophobia: PEGIDA before and during the pandemic

The acronym PEGIDA has been associated with grassroots anti-Islam protest for some years. In fact, the group – full name ‘Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the (Christian) West’ –…

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The Interconnected Web Of Anti-Vaccine Disinformation

Vaccine disinformation does not come from a single source; it is like a hydra with many heads. Sometimes, its origin is geopolitical, authoritarian states, and even vaccine nationalism playing a…

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Has COVID brought about a far-Right dystopia?

If at the turn of the 21st century, the world already seemed decidedly ‘flatter’ and more compressed, after a year of closed borders, silent airports, ‘stay at home’ injunctions, and all sorts…

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Pandemic Poses Radicalization Risks For Children

Despite the fact that there has been a steady increase in radicalization among minors in the last few years, COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. This is in part due to lockdown restrictions,…

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The Right’s War On Science & Experts Escalates Amid COVID-19

Dr. Valerio Alfonso Bruno argues that far-right leaders have shown a disdain for experts and the wider role of science, despite the worsening COVID-19 global pandemic. They argue that the…

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How the Radical Right Is Appropriating Feminism

In the US, gender is a component of radical-right discourse around the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, common narratives circulated by the radical right and right-wing extremists about the…

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9 min

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The Swiss People’s Party Versus COVID-19

There are few countries in Western Europe where the radical populist right has been more successful in recent years than in Switzerland. Switzerland poses a fascinating puzzle to anyone interested…

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Nihilism And Hypocrisy Is The GOP’s COVID-19 Response

Calls to sacrifice lives for the economy. Funding protests that endanger public health. The radical right is highlighting their “pro-life” hypocrisy. The so-called “anti-lockdown” protests around the USA have brought…

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9 min

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Spain’s radical right party might need some recovery from the coronavirus

Neither widespread popular disaffection with the government nor equally widespread disenchantment with thhave helped Vox advance in the polls. Spain is among the western European countries hardest hit by the…

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6 min

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Right-Wing Push For Premature Reopenings Will Prolong Pandemic

President Trump, GOP governors, and members of his base who are pushing to reopen too soon while Dr. Fauci warns of “needless suffering and death.” In an interview on Fox…

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Transatlantic Islamophobia: PEGIDA before and during the pandemic

The Interconnected Web Of Anti-Vaccine Disinformation

Has COVID brought about a far-Right dystopia?

Pandemic Poses Radicalization Risks For Children

The Right’s War On Science & Experts Escalates Amid COVID-19

How the Radical Right Is Appropriating Feminism

The Swiss People’s Party Versus COVID-19

Nihilism And Hypocrisy Is The GOP’s COVID-19 Response

Spain’s radical right party might need some recovery from the coronavirus

Right-Wing Push For Premature Reopenings Will Prolong Pandemic

What’s Next For Street-Based Manifestations Of The Radical Right In The UK?

In Poland, public funding is given to those threatening liberal democracy

5 Years After The Munich Shooting: Why It Should Be Remembered As Right-Wing Terrorism

How January 6 Echoed Past Right-Wing Coup Attempts In The Western World

What links organised crime with the radical right?