Extremists are not ‘capturing’ our systems – they are part of them.
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Conspiracy theories may be baseless, but they can have a range of harmful real-world consequences, including spreading lies, undermining trust in media and government and inciting violence.
Nearly one in five defendants in the prosecutions undertaken in response to the January 6 US Capitol attack had served in the military.
The First Amendment to the US Constitution protects Americans’ freedom of speech, so much so that even the most hateful speech has the right to be quoted.
In his January 6 speech in Washington DC, Donald Trump urged his supporters to force their way onto Capitol Hill, is a perfect compendium of his inflammatory populist rhetoric.
If there’s not a clear winner of the November 3 election and the current president refuses to leave office, here are six scenarios that could play out.
An analysis of Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore reveals the underbelly of his constant use of heroic rhetoric.
Here’s what you need to know about the largely right-wing social media platform creeping into headlines.
An analysis of the expressions used by Donald Trump to designate Covid-19 sheds light on his political calculations and on the evolution of his relationship with China in recent weeks.
The perception of an immigrant threat in Europe is often thought to be driven by rising numbers of asylum seekers, but research indicates that political and media discourses are often the driving factor.
Immigrants and their descendants residing in the poorest peripheral cities of the state are the main supporters of the right, and Netanyahu in particular.
Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, threatens to slash funding to sociology and philosophy departments. It was just the opening shot in a new battle against the humanities.
A bomb threat outside a gender research institute in Sweden is just one sign that things are escalating in the long battle for global gender equality.
Reality based theatre is one way artists are challenging the lies put out by politicians like U.S. President Donald Trump, who exploits our contemporary insecurities.
Research has shown that UKIP polling is driven by media coverage rather than the reverse.
FreeTommy protests depict the founder of the English Defence League as a hero. But his sentencing had nothing to do with the right to protest.
This Sunday Hungarians vote whether to return prime minister Viktor Orbán to office. The choice they make will affect the future of their country, and Europe.
Fed by the far-right, Islamophobia continues to make it into the mainstream – where it’s eagerly received by some.
In India, a series of vicious attacks by ‘cow vigilantes’ signals that Hindu extremism is on the rise.
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Géopoliticien, Sciences Po
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Associate professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Professor, Aligarh Muslim University
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Professor of Modern European History, Carleton University
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Enseignant en économie, Sciences Po
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Professor, Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen's University, Ontario
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KU Leuven
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Post doctorante géographe à l'Université de Lisbonne et membre associée de l'UMR-Passages, Université de Bordeaux
