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In person icon The Transnationalization and Diffusion of the Far Right

Contentious Politics
Democracy
Extremism
Populism
Social Movements
Mobilisation
Activism
P501
Manuela Caiani
Scuola Normale Superiore
Manuela Caiani
Scuola Normale Superiore

In person icon Building: New Philosophy Building, Floor: -1, Room: 3

Tuesday 13:30 - 15:15 EEST (26/08/2025)

Abstract

This panel welcomes empirical and theoretical research on the recent dynamics of far right politics, with a particular interest in its transnational dimension, which extends beyond national politics. The far right is generally considered a significant phenomenon of the first two decades of the 21st century. Indeed, it may be regarded as the defining academic publishing phenomenon in political science and sociology of the same period. However, the extent to which we understand the transnationalization of the far right is still unclear. How do illiberal and far right organizations develop transnational frames and collective identities, build international networks of coordination and cooperation and organize cross-national mobilizations? What are the various paths and mechanisms though which far right forces (including both political parties and social movements, even cultural and subcultural groups) go beyond national borders in their political activism? Are there differences in the degree and forms of transnationalization among different sub-sectors of the far right? Based on the application of a novel conceptualization of transnationalism in far right politics that combines insights from social movement studies and party politics, on various widely influential subsectors of the far right in Europe, this panel challenges the dominant misrepresentation of far right nationalistic forces as an a priori enemy of transnationalization and instead offers an analysis of the phenomenon as an increasing and open-ended process. Despite opposing a supranational system, (varieties of) far right organizations currently consider it necessary to engage in politics on a transnational level, both in terms of action, framing strategies and linkages among them, following different paths and trajectories. Thus, in this panel, we invite researchers to explore the changing dynamics of the far right politics by investigating a broad range of social and political actors and their activities.

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