How do far-right movements mobilize in hybrid regimes? Most of our knowledge on the far right comes from studies of far-right parties in Western (European) democracies, while our understanding of contention in hybrid regimes is primarily based on studies of pro-democracy movements aiming at regime change. This means that anti-democratic, far-right movements in hybrid regimes remain underexplored and undertheorized. Yet, recent research has found that dynamics of far-right mobilization in hybrid regimes often differ from those in consolidated democracies. This specifically pertains to opportunities for mobilization, party-movement relationships, issues, and repertoires of contention. Drawing on case studies of far-right mobilization in hybrid regimes, the paper argues that regime type is key to understanding these puzzling differences: as other social movements, far-right will also mobilize differently in democratic and hybrid contexts. Bridging the two strands of scholarship thus enriches our understanding of both far-right politics and contentious politics in hybrid regimes.
