Dreaming of Russia: Western Ideological Emigration to Russia
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View ArticleLooking Back to the Future: Uncovering the (Neo)fascist Origins of Today’s...
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View ArticleThe Rise of Chega and Portugal’s Looming Political Earthquake
The context of the political crisis This year marks 50 years since the establishment of democracy in Portugal on April 25th 1974, thanks to the military coup d’état that overthrew...
View ArticleEviane Leidig on the Women of the Far Right, Social Media, and Transnational...
Eviane, in your recent book, The Women of the Far Right, you explore the fascinating world of far-right women who are also influencers. You talk about the parasocial relationship that these women...
View ArticleBukele’s Electoral Hegemony in El Salvador and its Implications for Democracy
Populist leaders frequently emerge in Latin America, but few manage to sustain public support beyond their initial term. Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, has entered this elite group...
View ArticleGeopolitical Divisions of the Italian Far Right
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View ArticleNazione Futura Expands U.S. Network at CPAC
“Our goal is to build a network of the conservative world in Europe and the West, a project that we have been working on for years but are intensifying in...
View ArticleCarolyn Gallaher on the Alt-right, White Identity Politics, and America’s...
In your article “Mainstreaming White Supremacy: A Twitter Analysis of the American ‘Alt-Right,’” you discuss White identity politics. Some conservatives reject the notion of identity politics, but the...
View ArticleRepressive or Genuine Consolidation? Reading Putin’s Electoral Plebiscite
The re-election of Vladimir Putin on March 15-17, 2024 should not be read literally: it was a plebiscite to validate the president as the embodiment of the nation and its...
View ArticleTrumpism’s New “Lost Cause”: National Myth and the Struggle for America
Our country is in the grip of a prolonged crisis which has profoundly shaken our institutions, our structures of belief, and the solidarities that sustain America as a nation. It’s...
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