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The Horizon Europe funded ARENAS project looks at extremist narratives that affect political and social life in Europe. Learn more at www.arenasproject.eu
Last week Alain Berset, Secretary General at the @coe.int, gave an address to the OSCE which which focused on the need to renew emphasis on democratic security to guarantee peace and stability in the European continent and effectively address old and new geopolitical challenges Europe faces today.
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last week Alain Berset, Secretary General at the @coe.int, gave an address to the OSCE which which focused on the need to renew emphasis on democratic security to guarantee peace and stability in the European continent and effectively address old and new geopolitical challenges Europe faces today.
Today, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between real information and artificial content. Large Language models (LLMs) ‘hallucinate’, creating information that seems believable but is completely invented.
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between real information and artificial content. Large Language models (LLMs) ‘hallucinate’, creating information that seems believable but is completely invented.
The 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine marks the halfway point of the project and brings you up to date with everything we've been working on, from major conferences and expert interviews to school outreach, media coverage, and research highlights.
October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine marks the halfway point of the project and brings you up to date with everything we've been working on, from major conferences and expert interviews to school outreach, media coverage, and research highlights.
New ARENAS report, titled "Comparative Analysis - National & European Laws" has just been published as part of #ARENASproject results.
#HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New ARENAS report, titled "Comparative Analysis - National & European Laws" has just been published as part of #ARENASproject results.
#HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
From 12 November to 18 December, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat will host the first public exhibition of ARENAS results, titled "Going Extreme: How Extremist Narratives Are Destroying Democracies".
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
From 12 November to 18 December, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat will host the first public exhibition of ARENAS results, titled "Going Extreme: How Extremist Narratives Are Destroying Democracies".
🎧 Have you tuned in to the first ARENAS Podcast Series?
"Extreme Europe" is an eight-part series which explores the historical roots of extremist narratives across ten European countries.
"Extreme Europe" is an eight-part series which explores the historical roots of extremist narratives across ten European countries.
October 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🎧 Have you tuned in to the first ARENAS Podcast Series?
"Extreme Europe" is an eight-part series which explores the historical roots of extremist narratives across ten European countries.
"Extreme Europe" is an eight-part series which explores the historical roots of extremist narratives across ten European countries.
Members of the ARENAS consortium from project partner the @cnrs.fr & University of Lorraine UR3476 CREM team with Beatrice Fracchiolla and Louise Burté recently delivered training and a workshop at the headquarters of the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (@ldh-paris.bsky.social - League of Human Rights).
October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Members of the ARENAS consortium from project partner the @cnrs.fr & University of Lorraine UR3476 CREM team with Beatrice Fracchiolla and Louise Burté recently delivered training and a workshop at the headquarters of the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (@ldh-paris.bsky.social - League of Human Rights).
From October 22 – 24, the University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi will host the 2025 Aleksanteri Conference titled "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency."
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
From October 22 – 24, the University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi will host the 2025 Aleksanteri Conference titled "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency."
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
Take a look inside the 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine.
This edition marks the halfway point of the project and explores how ARENAS research is informing debates on extremism, gender, and democracy across Europe.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
This edition marks the halfway point of the project and explores how ARENAS research is informing debates on extremism, gender, and democracy across Europe.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Take a look inside the 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine.
This edition marks the halfway point of the project and explores how ARENAS research is informing debates on extremism, gender, and democracy across Europe.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
This edition marks the halfway point of the project and explores how ARENAS research is informing debates on extremism, gender, and democracy across Europe.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
The 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) will be held in Suzhou, China, from November 5th to November 9th, 2025. We are delighted that a research paper written by members of the ARENAS consortium has been accepted for publication in this year’s EMNLP Findings.
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) will be held in Suzhou, China, from November 5th to November 9th, 2025. We are delighted that a research paper written by members of the ARENAS consortium has been accepted for publication in this year’s EMNLP Findings.
The ARENAS and YOU-DARE @you-dare.bsky.social project teams recently met online to exchange expertise and explore how their work can complement each other in countering extremist narratives in Europe.
October 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The ARENAS and YOU-DARE @you-dare.bsky.social project teams recently met online to exchange expertise and explore how their work can complement each other in countering extremist narratives in Europe.
How does humour shape extremist narratives online?
#ARENASproject consortium member Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) explores this in her latest article, published in the MDPI journal Behavioural Sciences.
#ARENASproject consortium member Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) explores this in her latest article, published in the MDPI journal Behavioural Sciences.
September 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
How does humour shape extremist narratives online?
#ARENASproject consortium member Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) explores this in her latest article, published in the MDPI journal Behavioural Sciences.
#ARENASproject consortium member Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) explores this in her latest article, published in the MDPI journal Behavioural Sciences.
One year ago today in Barcelona, over 200 delegates joined us for the International ARENAS Conference “Going Extreme: History, Narratives and the Threat to Democracies in Europe”.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One year ago today in Barcelona, over 200 delegates joined us for the International ARENAS Conference “Going Extreme: History, Narratives and the Threat to Democracies in Europe”.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
The 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine marks the halfway point of the project and brings you up to date with everything we've been working on, from major conferences and expert interviews to school outreach, media coverage, and research highlights.
September 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine marks the halfway point of the project and brings you up to date with everything we've been working on, from major conferences and expert interviews to school outreach, media coverage, and research highlights.
#ARENASproject investigates how extremist narratives shape political and social life in Europe, especially in relation to #science, #gender, and the #nation.
By analysing how these discourses emerge and spread, the project helps equip society with the tools to recognise and resist them.
By analysing how these discourses emerge and spread, the project helps equip society with the tools to recognise and resist them.
September 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#ARENASproject investigates how extremist narratives shape political and social life in Europe, especially in relation to #science, #gender, and the #nation.
By analysing how these discourses emerge and spread, the project helps equip society with the tools to recognise and resist them.
By analysing how these discourses emerge and spread, the project helps equip society with the tools to recognise and resist them.
Today we mark the UN International Day of Democracy. At a time when democracy and the rule of law are under assault from disinformation, division and shrinking civic space, efforts of the #ARENASproject to support and promote democracy are more vital than ever.
#ResponsestoExtremistNarratives
#ResponsestoExtremistNarratives
September 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today we mark the UN International Day of Democracy. At a time when democracy and the rule of law are under assault from disinformation, division and shrinking civic space, efforts of the #ARENASproject to support and promote democracy are more vital than ever.
#ResponsestoExtremistNarratives
#ResponsestoExtremistNarratives
ARENAS Project’s first research results are available. Discover:
1. Gender Equality in European Countries – A report on ongoing challenges across Europe.
2. Historical Roots of Extremist Narratives in Europe – Explaining how far-right narratives evolved over time.
1. Gender Equality in European Countries – A report on ongoing challenges across Europe.
2. Historical Roots of Extremist Narratives in Europe – Explaining how far-right narratives evolved over time.
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
ARENAS Project’s first research results are available. Discover:
1. Gender Equality in European Countries – A report on ongoing challenges across Europe.
2. Historical Roots of Extremist Narratives in Europe – Explaining how far-right narratives evolved over time.
1. Gender Equality in European Countries – A report on ongoing challenges across Europe.
2. Historical Roots of Extremist Narratives in Europe – Explaining how far-right narratives evolved over time.
Béatrice Fracchiolla of the University of Lorraine in France leads #ARENASproject Work Package 5 (WP5), Mediations and Remedies for Extremist Narratives.
September 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Béatrice Fracchiolla of the University of Lorraine in France leads #ARENASproject Work Package 5 (WP5), Mediations and Remedies for Extremist Narratives.
The 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine marks the halfway point of the project and brings you up to date with everything we've been working on, from major conferences and expert interviews to school outreach, media coverage, and research highlights.
September 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The 4th issue of the ARENAS e-zine marks the halfway point of the project and brings you up to date with everything we've been working on, from major conferences and expert interviews to school outreach, media coverage, and research highlights.
What are the warning signs of democratic erosion, and how can we study them?
September 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What are the warning signs of democratic erosion, and how can we study them?
From 9 to 11 July, the XVII Congress of the Spanish Contemporary History Association gathered over 650 historians in Valencia.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
August 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
From 9 to 11 July, the XVII Congress of the Spanish Contemporary History Association gathered over 650 historians in Valencia.
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
How can researchers work responsibly with sensitive sources in increasingly polarised environments?
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
How can researchers work responsibly with sensitive sources in increasingly polarised environments?
In September 2024, over 200 delegates joined us in Barcelona for the International #ARENASproject Conference "Going Extreme: History, Narratives and the Threat to Democracies in Europe“, where we explored the roots and evolution of extremist narratives across Europe.
#Gender #Nation #Science
#Gender #Nation #Science
August 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
In September 2024, over 200 delegates joined us in Barcelona for the International #ARENASproject Conference "Going Extreme: History, Narratives and the Threat to Democracies in Europe“, where we explored the roots and evolution of extremist narratives across Europe.
#Gender #Nation #Science
#Gender #Nation #Science
What is #ARENASproject aiming to achieve? Swipe left to discover the key results we’re working toward, from identifying and analysing extremist narratives to providing concrete policy recommendations.
August 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
What is #ARENASproject aiming to achieve? Swipe left to discover the key results we’re working toward, from identifying and analysing extremist narratives to providing concrete policy recommendations.
🎧 All 8 episodes of the first ARENAS Podcast are live!
Extreme Europe, an eight-part series produced by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat, explores how extremism has taken shape across 10 European countries.
Extreme Europe, an eight-part series produced by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat, explores how extremism has taken shape across 10 European countries.
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎧 All 8 episodes of the first ARENAS Podcast are live!
Extreme Europe, an eight-part series produced by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat, explores how extremism has taken shape across 10 European countries.
Extreme Europe, an eight-part series produced by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat, explores how extremism has taken shape across 10 European countries.