Far-Right

Reflections from a landmark conference at Lund University which examined the political ecology of the far right, and why progressives must be awake to this.

AfD, the Lega and the Swedish Democrats have all struggled to find a message amid the pandemic. However, things might be changing.

An interview with political philosopher Susan Nieman on how Enlightenment values should provide a compass for political action on the Left in times of climate warming.

What strategies does Alternative für Deutschland use to discredit school strikers, and why does climate mobilising generate such a strong reaction on the Right?

With the far right on the rise across Europe, could the Austrian coalition serve as an example elsewhere?

There’s a direct connection between the Green surge and the electoral victories of far-right populist forces. Greens must use this opportunity to fight for climate justice.

Melodrama is the genre of choice of the far right, through which it pays special attention to fights with environmentalists, feminists, and minorities.

Where do the Finnish Greens stand after entering a progressive coalition government in 2019? Part of our four-part “Green Wave” series.

In Poland the incumbent right-wing Law and Justice party, backed by the Catholic Church, demonised LGBT organisations in its recent successful electoral campaign. Adam Ostolski spoke to feminist activist and scholar Agnieszka Graff about why gender politics have become central to Polish politics, taking a step back to analyse how the Right’s scapegoating of gender is a response to the same set of social issues that the Left attributes to neoliberalism.

Greta has forced the change up the Czech political agenda. But how the debate will change the country’s path is still uncertain.