Countering the Radical Right
To effectively counter fascist and far-right extremism – viewed together under the umbrella term ‘radical right’ here – you need to understand it first. Which groups are revolutionary or violent? Who are the most dangerous figures, and why?
And vitally, what are the best ways to counter the radical right? By force, by law, or by peaceful protest? Or do other methods bear scrutiny? And how can extremists get out the movement? Does deradicalisation work? And how do these approaches to ultra-nationalist groups work in an interconnected world – and with online radicalisation a real problem?
These are questions this joint project, led by the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, has set itself. Our goal is no less than to provide a model of ‘best practice’ for understanding, countering and deradicalising radical right extremists around the world. Please take part in learning with us, and in addressing this urgent challenge through serious analysis and counter-narratives.
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Published in:Countering the Radical Right: OpinionFrom street to state: How radical nationalists gained power in PolandThe appointment of a former far-Right activist to a key state body shows how deep the radical Right runs in Polish...
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Published in:Countering the Radical Right: OpinionHow the German far Right appropriates ideals of non-violent resistanceThe far Right’s claims to be ‘peaceful Europeans’ are absurd, especially in the light of increasingly violent...
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Published in:Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisAll Hail Q! The forging of a right-wing religion and its extreme threat to securityChristians across the US, hostile to mainstream media, are being drawn to the movement through trusted church leaders
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Published in:Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisGénération Identitaire ban could rally supporters of the radical right in FranceClément Martin, a senior member of the anti-migrant movement, tells openDemocracy ‘the fight is not over’
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Published in:Countering the Radical Right: OpinionThe radical Right is learning from the GameStop squeezeThe short squeeze may serve as an example of how the radical Right could flex its muscles and gain strength in the long term
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Published in:Countering the Radical Right: OpinionHow radical Right conspiracy theories drive populist mobilisationThere is little doubt now that conspiracy theories have the potential to radicalize their believers to translate...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisAs Norway’s far Right declines in popularity, a new populist force risesThe pandemic hasn't given Fremskrittspartiet many chances to shine, and it has fallen dramatically in the polls. In...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: FeatureGlobal white supremacy cult: How the South African radical Right bolsters US extremism
Some radical right-wing South African groups have travelled to the US in efforts to expand their organisational networks
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: FeatureThe Nazi Satanists promoting extreme violence and terrorismThere are fears that racist occultist groups, such as the Order of Nine Angles, are moving from online recruiting to...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightA fascist authoritarian Utopia: the Eurosiberian ethnostate for native EuropeansMeet Guillaume Faye’s ‘destined space’, an ethnocentric, inegalitarian, aristocratic, imperial confederation.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightThis is American fascismLike Mussolini’s March on Rome and Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch, Donald Trump’s Insurrection is the beginning of years...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIn western Europe, right wing terrorism is on the riseThe rise of right-wing violence coincided with the rise in popularity of right-wing populist parties in the West...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIs fascism returning to Romania?A new Romanian radical right party is resurrecting Romania’s interwar fascism.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIs Germany’s AfD using COVID-19 measures to its benefit?The German party though internally divided about the measures, is united on anti-EU ideology to gain electoral support.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightAre Poland’s football ultras really supporting the Women’s Strike?Did Poland’s notorious far-right football fans find solidarity with a popular protest stemming from the liberal...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightWhite nationalists are recruiting the younger generation in the UKThe way several teenagers and children have absorbed neo-Nazi terror ideas merits a rethink of how effectively white...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightA Muslim and a fascist walk into a bar in ViennaA Muslim woman meets a radical-rightwing group in Austria to discover that systemic racism is far more dangerous.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightThe social media platform that welcomes QAnon with open armsFollowers of the bizarre conspiracy have turned to Gab.com as a safe space for all manner of right-wing online communities.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIn Germany, antisemitism on social media can be linked to offline violenceNot enough is being done in Germany to combat antisemitism on social media platforms.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightThe new face of terror in the USA new group of neo-Nazis is rising, and they might be getting ready for violence.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightWhat are we talking about when we talk about white men?We need to be undoing the ideologies that make whiteness and masculinity toxic for us all.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightBoys to men: the violent teenagers of the radical rightThe emphasis on white men has obscured the real, and increasing, threat from white boys.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightTreating white men as a new suspect community is not the answerThe recent rise in radical right extremism is a concern, but defining a new 'suspect community' needs to be avoided.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHow the far right took over the mainstreamWhile white male voters tend to still make up a large proportion of far-right parties and right-wing extremist...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHoly war in the city of knives: anti-semitism and football on the streets of KrakowIn Krakow, what seems like blatant anti-Semitism is often normalised as nothing more than football-related banter.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightQAnon has gone from fringe conspiracy to full-blown cultAttempts to ban and censor the group have only given it more power and helped usher in a new era of the far right.
