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Examining the performance and political influence of far right vanguard leaders...

This article examines the life, work, and influence of right-wing artist, writer, and orator Jonathan Bowden. During his life, Bowden was an obscure figure, holding a token position in the British National Party and speaking mostly in front of small gatherings. Since his death in 2012, however, he has become increasingly influential within far-right movements on both sides of the Atlantic. While he remains rela...

Portugal’s New Kid in Town: the Populism of Chega

In just five years (2019-‍2024), Chega has emerged as a dominant force, positioning itself as the most successful radical right-wing populist party in Portuguese politics. Drawing on a discursive approach to populism and through a longitudinal research of primary and secondary sources, this research examines the populism of Chega — with a special focus on the key role played by its leader, André Ventura. It loo...

Far right populism in Portugal: The political culture of Chega’s members

In 2019, Chega burst onto the Portuguese political scene, becoming the third most significant political force in the national parliament over the next four years. This article focuses on the political culture of Chega’s members and it aims to find if and how this political culture fits in with that of the populist radical right. To this end, an online survey (carried out between May 24th and June 16th of 2021) ...

Iberian vistas: Franco, Salazar, and American conservatives

The article takes both a historical and a present-oriented look at the influence of the twentieth century authoritarian Iberian regimes—including their leaders, Franco and Salazar—on the American conservative movement. It explores the political and religious motivations and major narratives driving Hispanophilia and Lusophilia, and their main advocates. Furthermore, and with a comparative approach, the text ana...

Against the global prison-society: the far right's language of the opposition t...

With God on their side: the religious populism of Bolsonaro and Ventura

This paper discusses the relationship between populism and religion by focusing on a comparative analysis of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Portugal’s André Ventura. The article describes each respective leader’s individual path and personal relationship with religion, the ways that each expresses and performs religiosity, each claims a special mission bestowed by the divine, and the parallels between and differen...

Os identitários - o movimento contra o globalismo e o Islão na Europa

Far right populism in Portugal: the political culture of Chega's members

Em 2019, o Chega irrompeu na cena política portuguesa, tornando-se na terceira força política mais significativa no parlamento nacional nos quatro anos seguintes. Este artigo centra-se na cultura política dos membros do Chega e tem como objetivo descobrir se e como esta cultura política se enquadra na da direita radical populista. Para o efeito, distribuiu-se um inquérito online (realizado entre 24 de maio e 16...

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Left-Wing Extremism and the War on Civilization

This chapter maps out the rise, traits, and dominant ideas of groups that reject civilization—equated with a techno-industrial system—on the extreme-left. It explores the impact of anti-civilizational thinking on green anarchism as well as on insurrectionary anarchism, while discussing the influence of the Unabomber on current anti-tech radicalism. The chapter assesses the potential for technophobia to become a...