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Far Right Analysis Network
@franetwork.bsky.social
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We are a network of scholars focusing on the rise of populism and the far right
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New podcast episode with Vinicius Bivar, PhD, exploring the political, economic, and historical context of Trump's tariffs against Brazil. Enjoy!

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Trump's Brazil Tariffs in Historical Context w/ Prof. Vinicius Bivar
This episode covers the economic history of Brazil's relationship with the United States, as well as developmentalist economics in light of Trump's recent, punitive tariffs against Brazil.
rightrising.fireside.fm
September 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
If you're in Milan next week, we hope you'll join us for this International Seminar at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore developed by Polidemos and featuring FRAN executive committee member @areidross.bsky.social on the discursive construction of the "fall of Rome" by the US far right.
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE POLIDEMOS - CENTRO PER LO STUDIO DELLA DEMOCRAZIA E DEI MUTAMENTI POLITICI COLLAPSE: THE FALL OF ROME VIEWED FROM THE RIGHT Alexander Reid Ross Portland State University Far-Right Analysis Network (FRAN) Dr. Alexander Reid Ross's expertise focuses mainly on white nationalist groups and their relation to the international fascist movement He has done extensive research on the development of fascist ideology and the growth of the fascist movement since 2014. International Seminar Lunedì 30 giugno 2025 Aula G.041, ore 16.30 Largo A. Gemelli, 1 - Milano POLIDEMOS le dei mutamenti politici a derocraza UNIVERSITAS CORDIS 153t MEDIOLANY UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA del Sacro Cuore
June 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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mariopeucker.bsky.social
Thanks for the chat.
June 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
franetwork.bsky.social
New podcast episode on the roots of the modern "pro-family movement" and anti-abortion extremists like the alleged Minnesota assassin.

rightrising.fireside.fm/61
The "Pro-Family" Movement: The Roots of the New Christian Right
This discussion covers the rise of the "pro-family movement" through the linking of "single issues" into an illiberal political movement with a long-range determination to restore a mythical past of ...
rightrising.fireside.fm
June 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
New podcast episode featuring Bharath Ganesh of the University of Amsterdam on his work mapping disinformation and how it pertains to Trump's usage of the carnivalesque.

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Trump's Carnival: Far-Right Social Media and Symbolic Disorder, ft. Bharath Ganesh
This episode delves into a deeply philosophical analysis of far-right social media and the insurrectionary destabilization of symbolic hierarchies
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June 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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areidross.bsky.social
amid the analyses of the far right rising, it's nice to have a story about the far right losing. this one adds some interesting, if unsettling, insight into how it happened, and why "claim no easy victories" remains a useful precept.
franetwork.bsky.social Far Right Analysis Network @franetwork.bsky.social · May 30
New blog post from Roland Clark (University of Liverpool) highlights lessons that can be learned from Romania's recent, crucial victory against the populist far right.

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A Sigh of Relief: How the Far-Right Lost Romania – Far Right Analysis Network
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May 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
New blog post from Roland Clark (University of Liverpool) highlights lessons that can be learned from Romania's recent, crucial victory against the populist far right.

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A Sigh of Relief: How the Far-Right Lost Romania – Far Right Analysis Network
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May 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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areidross.bsky.social
Finnish teen who stabbed three girls at his school says that he used ChatGPT to prepare the attack ... ht @vorkoz.bsky.social

www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finl...
Teen suspect stabs three in targeted school attack in Pirkkala
A 16-year-old student stabbed three female classmates at a school in Pirkkala, Finland. All victims survived. Police say the suspect may have planned the attack for months and targeted girls deliberat...
www.helsinkitimes.fi
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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willallchorn.bsky.social
Great to see part two of the @franetwork.bsky.social pod now up!

A rich discussion on different research methodologies 🔬 when studying the far right, extremist language online and counter-extremism interventions.

Check out part two below 👏👍👇
May 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
franetwork.bsky.social
Part 2 of the episode on research methodologies and counter-extremism with @willallchorn.bsky.social

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The Far Right, Technology, and State Intervention, pt. 2, ft/ William Allchorn
In this wide-ranging discussion, Prof Allchorn elaborates on his work on the far-right's engagement in hybrid warfare, counter-messaging efforts, and the "crisis of social democracy."
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May 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
New episode with @willallchorn.bsky.social on technology and the far right, as well as counter-messaging using different media

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The Far Right, Technology, and State Intervention, pt. 1, ft/ William Allchorn
In this wide-ranging discussion, Prof Allchorn elaborates on his work on the far-right's engagement in hybrid warfare, counter-messaging efforts, and the "crisis of social democracy."
rightrising.fireside.fm
May 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
franetwork.bsky.social
CALL FOR PAPERS!!!!

FRAN is launching a new peer-reviewed research series for studies on the New Right. Check out the link below, and feel free to send in your abstracts if you have relevant research.

www.farrightanalysisnetwork.com?page_id=648
Research Series – Far Right Analysis NetworkCall for Papers
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April 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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burscott.bsky.social
Had a lovely chat about hard men, hard times, and the funny little manosphere guys who’ve taken over the US govt — with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social and Alexander Reid Ross from @franetwork.bsky.social — check it out below!
April 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
New podcast episode is out with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social and Scott Burnett

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The New Hard Right: Linguistic Anthropology and Far-Right Gender Trouble with Cat Tebaldi and Scott Burnett
Drs Cat Tebaldi and Scott Burnett join the pod to discuss gender and the far right through the lens of linguistic anthropology. We discuss the "moral flavor" of hardness apropos their recent, in-depth...
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April 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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areidross.bsky.social
I got to chat with FRAN fellow Jason Luger about his work analyzing the interweaving of far-right online/irl worlds in everyday spaces from gyms and boozy flotillas in North Carolina to graffiti wars in eastern Germany. Enjoy!

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April 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
New episode of Right Rising is up featuring geographer Jason Luger.

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Geographic Analysis of the Far Right, ft. Jason Luger
Dr. Jason Luger is a Human Geographer and a member of the Social and Cultural Geographies Research Group at Northumbria. His research focuses on the cultures, politics, contestations, and textures of ...
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April 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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draamattheis.bsky.social
Very pleased to share my new article exploring how institutional disregard for researcher safety online produces structural failures of care. Early view, open access here 👇👇👇 doi.org/10.1332/2515...
Structural failures of care: institutional disregard for researcher safety online
Online harassment has become an almost ubiquitous, though often institutionally unacknowledged, reality for academics globally, whether they study the online milieu or use digital media to publicise t...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
franetwork.bsky.social
"This is an international fight. It’s more valuable to work in an international context. There’s not an atmosphere of fear."

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‘No Noncitizen Professor at My Institution Can Speak About Politics Ever Again’
Why Jason Stanley, a scholar of fascism, is leaving Yale for Canada.
www.chronicle.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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nytimes.com
Texas prosecutors will no longer seek the death penalty against the gunman who killed 23 people in a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart six years ago, the local district attorney announced on Tuesday.
Texas Prosecutors Will No Longer Pursue Death Penalty in El Paso Shooting
The gunman, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019, was previously sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms after pleading guilty to federal hate crimes.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Tracing Violent White Supremacists and Online Radicalization from Charlottesville to Today
Tracing Violent White Supremacists & Online Radicalization from Charlottesville to Now | FRONTLINE
In connection with "The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram," explore a selection of FRONTLINE and ProPublica’s past documentaries and podcasts tracing the evolution of violent white supremacists and online r...
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March 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
If you could not make it to last week's thrilling webinar on the German far right after the elections, you can watch a recording—posted here along with previous webinars:

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Webinars – Far Right Analysis Network
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March 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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willallchorn.bsky.social
How to Respond to the Resurgent Far Right Threat? A new episode of the @franetwork.bsky.social Right Rising Podcast has landed. Check it out 👏👍👇 rightrising.fireside.fm/55
Democracy Strikes Back
Dr. Mario Peucker joins the pod to discuss his efforts in developing robust institutions to combat hate and conspiracy theories alongside marginalized communities in Victoria, Australia
rightrising.fireside.fm
March 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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washingtonpost.com
The Trump administration is testing the limits of the federal court system to constrain the president, brushing aside court orders, harshly attacking judges and, in some cases, finding ways to circumvent adverse rulings.
Trump officials test limits of courts’ power to constrain their actions
Several legal experts said the deportation episode marks a dramatic — and troubling — escalation in the Trump administration’s pushback against the courts.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
franetwork.bsky.social
Don't forget about this awesome event coming up in a couple of days! Hope to see you there.

March 13, 2025, 6pm CET / 1pm ET / 10am PT
Registration link: forms.gle/E8jyrTr931kX...
FRAN NETWORK Sophie Schmalenberger, on the far right's "Peaceful Revolution" Sabine Volk on memory regimes and "foundations for the present" Polina Zavershinskaia, on civil society and the "mimetic crises" March 13, 2025, 6pm CET / 1pm ET / 10am PT Registration link: https://forms.gle/E8jyrTr931kXJjvS6 FRAN WEBINAR: ANALYZING THE FAR RIGHT IN GERMANY AFTER THE ELECTIONS
March 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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nytimes.com
An armed man who posted threatening messages on social media and was suspected of planning a mass shooting at a Virginia church during service was convicted of a hate crime on Thursday, officials said.
Man Who Brought Gun to a Church Service Is Convicted of a Hate Crime
The man had posted threatening messages on social media and was suspected of planning a mass shooting at a Virginia church, the authorities said.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM