Aaron Winter is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at University of East London. Together with Aurelien Mondon he is currently working on the book Reactionary Democracy: populism, racism, the far right and 'the people'.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Populist’ can be a weasel word for ‘racist’, and that’s dangerousFlawed use of the word ‘populist’ to describe politics beyond the mainstream right is legitimising racism. Academics...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter Christchurch, the political class must stop positioning racism as a democratic demandPoliticians, media and some academics have spent years peddling narratives that racism and Islamophobia are the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAuschwitz and anti-racism: the past (and racism) is another countryIt is in the here and now that UK racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, far-right and mainstream, are situated,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Understanding the mainstreaming of the far rightIt is essential to move beyond electoral politics to understand the way the far right is being mainstreamed. It...
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Published in: HomeCharlottesville, far-right rallies, racism and relating to powerThe term 'alt-right' is appropriate for a loose movement able to mainstream white nationalism and fascism and make...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIsland retreat: on hate, violence and the murder of Jo CoxRacists have been emboldened and hatred has been normalised.