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Historian Federico Finchelstein discusses the elements of fascism, how it differs from real populism, and why he thinks Trump is a wannabe fascist. How did you become interested in researching…

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5 min

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Recent Splits & Spills in the American Radical Right

December 23, 2018

The American radical right has almost always been fractured, riven by red-hot splits over ideology, raw power, and an unrelieved series of petty fights revolving around sex, drugs, money, and…

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4 min

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Spain First: The Return of the Falange

December 10, 2018

After 1975, the remnants of Franco’s Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista were scattered across Spain, and found minimal support – despite attempts to consolidate power during…

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The Role of Ideology in Radical Right Violence: Lessons from America

December 4, 2018

In the world of political extremism, we often make assumptions about the relationship between extreme ideology and political violence. We assume that extremist views lead to violence, and that those…

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6 min

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From The Plantation To The Caravan: America’s History Of White Nationalism

November 27, 2018

The false anxiety that whiteness is under siege fueled the rise of Trump, but it isn’t new. You can trace white supremacist culture throughout American history. In the context of…

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6 min

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Book Review: Roger Griffin (2018) Fascism – An Introduction to Comparative Fascist Studies

September 13, 2018

Roger Griffin, Fascism: An Introduction to Comparative Fascist Studies (Cambridge: Polity, 2018) £14.99 paperback and ebook, £45.00 hardback What is ‘fascism’? This question has driven the work of Professor Roger…

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3 min

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Topsy-Turvy: The other side of 1968 activism, 50 years on

September 10, 2018

During the strife-ridden decade of the 1960s, the call for ‘law and order’ became a major demand of conservative journalists and politicians. In part, they were reacting to the surge…

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3 min

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Two Cheers for Democracy

August 11, 2018

So Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. – E. M. Forster Importance! What is it, sir after all? The respect of…

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populism, radical right, extremism, Europe, violence, rage, political activism

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7 min

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What Drives the Politics of Rage?

July 20, 2018

In the past, emotions in politics were too often negatively defined, dismissed as symptoms of immaturity and irrationality. “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”…

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Interview: Federico Finchelstein On The Modern Rise Of Fascism

Recent Splits & Spills in the American Radical Right

Spain First: The Return of the Falange

The Role of Ideology in Radical Right Violence: Lessons from America

From The Plantation To The Caravan: America’s History Of White Nationalism

Book Review: Roger Griffin (2018) Fascism – An Introduction to Comparative Fascist Studies

Topsy-Turvy: The other side of 1968 activism, 50 years on

Two Cheers for Democracy

What Drives the Politics of Rage?

Third Rome: Will Russia Save Europe From Itself?

The Dangers of France’s New Radical Right Conspiracist Guru: The case of Mia Montemaggi and the Conspiracy theorist Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann

The FBI’s 2020 Hate Crime Report Shows 12-Year High, But Spotlights Underreporting

Profile of Austrian Nazi and Holocaust perpetrator, Odilo Globocnik

Legislation and Law Enforcement Practices in the OSCE area: Main tendencies in the Fighting of Extremism, 2018-20