Masculinity, masculinist politics, and political extremism Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)

New Special Issue on "Masculinity, masculinist politics, and political extremism" in Journal of Gender Studies, edited by C-REX theme leader @katrif.bsky.social and colleagues. Check it out! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Spanish Progressive Gamble: Sánchez Against the Far-Right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism As far-right politics reshape European democracies, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has taken a strikingly different path - doubling down on “NO” to the wars in Gaza and Iran, and progressive, un...

As far-right politics reshape Europe, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez doubles down on opposing the wars in Gaza and Iran and on progressive, universalist policies. Will it cost him power?

New blog post by C-REX guest researcher Alejandro Ayala-Wold. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Researching far-right mothers as a mom - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Catherine Tebaldi, University of Luxembourg

C-REX / CANSES methods and ethics webinar this week: "Researching far-right mothers as a mom" w/ @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social, University of Luxembourg Time and place: Apr. 16, 2026 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (CET), ONLINE. Moderated by @audreygagnon.bsky.social. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Researching far-right mothers as a mom - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Catherine Tebaldi, University of Luxembourg

Do not miss next week webinar organized by @crexuio.bsky.social and CANSES on researching far-right mothers as a mom with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social on April 16 🤩

Reaching out beyond the national border? How far‐right actors in Germany and Norway evaluate transnationalism Research has emphasised the importance of far-right transnationalism, in terms of both ideology and practice. Yet, the literature lacks a comprehensive analysis of how far-right actors themselves ref...

This article by C-REX theme leader @katrif.bsky.social and @manesweisskircher.bsky.social was the most cited article in Nations and Nationalism in 2024! Congratulations! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Individual, Community, and Institutional Strategies to Protect Researchers from Online Harassment - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism In today’s digital age, online harassment has become more common, and researchers are no exception. This particularly affects those who work on politicized or contested topics, especially after they a...

@tamtagelashvili.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post on strategies to protect researchers from online harassment. This text is based on our chapter in the edited volume (Un)Silencing Academia in Times of Epistemic Conflicts (2026): www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Individual, Community, and Institutional Strategies to Protect Researchers from Online Harassment - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism In today’s digital age, online harassment has become more common, and researchers are no exception. This particularly affects those who work on politicized or contested topics, especially after they a...

🛡️ New on RightNow!

How can individual, community, and institutional strategies better protect researchers from online harassment?

By @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social & @audreygagnon.bsky.social - read more: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Europe’s security landscape is shifting fast.

Join C-REX & ISGA in The Hague (late May) for the 3-day course “Extremism, Disinformation and Hostile States” for practitioners & policy-makers.

🔗 Learn more & apply: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education... #disinformation #extremism #security

The FORMERS podcast - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism A collection of conversations with former extremists.

The rest of this unique collection of interviews with former leaders and rank-and-file members from a wide range of extreme right movements in Europe and the USA can be found on our website. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

I just want to be Jimmy again - Research News He lost his job. His friends withdrew. Eventually his wife left him as well. Jimmy chose to move. Now there are a thousand kilometres between him and his fifteen-year-old daughter: – I hope that one d...

This week C-REX launched The FORMERS Podcast - conversations with former extremists. Start with Jimmy’s story: once head of a regional branch of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement in Sweden. Listen & read the interview here 👇 www.uio.no/english/rese...

Terje Emberland - The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

And here you can read more about Emberland’s work on the far right, Nazism in Norway, SS ideology, racial thinking, neo-paganism and religion in fascism, antisemitism, historical fascist movements, conspiracy theories, and occult and völkisch ideas on the far right. www.hlsenteret.no/english/abou...

Check out @mathildaakerlund.bsky.social's work on the far-right in Sweden, misogyny, incels, conspiracy theories, and digital disinformation here: www.gu.se/en/about/fin...

Timely and important seminar on conspiracy theories at C-REX last week, held in collaboration with the 22 July Center. Introductions by @mathildaakerlund.bsky.social from the University of Gothenburg and Terje Emberland from the Holocaust Center.

The Effects of Banning Far-Right Groups: Evidence from France - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Using novel data of organisations and their members in France, Michael C. Zeller shows how organisational bans impact far-right organising more broadly. A short network analysis reveals how bans produ...

New on RightNow! Using new data on organizations and their members, Michael C. Zeller shows how bans can fragment far-right networks - yet also trigger adaptation and reorganization. #farright #France www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

What happens when everyone else is an NPC? How gaming publics welcomed the far right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Adrienne Massanari, American University

Join our next C-REX and CANSES webinar on March 18: How gaming spaces have become fertile ground for far-right recruitment and mobilization, featuring @adriennemassanari.bsky.social. Moderated by @audreygagnon.bsky.social. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

What happens when everyone else is an NPC? How gaming publics welcomed the far right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Adrienne Massanari, American University

Do not miss the next webinar organized by @crexuio.bsky.social and CANSES on how gaming spaces have become fertile soil for far-right recruitment and mobilization, with @adriennemassanari.bsky.social
on March 18 🤩

Trans Panic: Far-Right Ideology or Cross-Political Malaise? - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Political mobilisation against trans people has escalated exponentially since the pandemic. This serves a clear far-right and reactionary agenda, but as demonstrated by the case of the UK, also has si...

- Since the pandemic, anti‑trans mobilization has become one of the sharpest weapons of the far right - and, as the UK shows, its damage extends far beyond the far right. New blog post by former C-REX postdoc @celestinekunkeler.bsky.social #TransRights #UKPolitics www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

The 'Community Impact' of Terrorism: Consequences of the 2022 Oslo Pride Terrorist Attack - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Based on a unique survey of the Norwegian LGBTIQ+ population following the Oslo Pride terrorist attack, Birgitte P. Haanshuus and Øyvind Bugge Solheim examine the consequences for those directly affec...

New on RightNow! 🏳️‍🌈 “The ‘Community Impact’ of Terrorism: Consequences of the 2022 Oslo Pride Terrorist Attack” by @bphaanshuus.bsky.social, based on a unique survey of Norway’s LGBTIQ+ community (with @oyvindbs.bsky.social). www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

The 'Community Impact' of Terrorism: Consequences of the 2022 Oslo Pride Terrorist Attack - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Based on a unique survey of the Norwegian LGBTIQ+ population following the Oslo Pride terrorist attack, Birgitte P. Haanshuus and Øyvind Bugge Solheim examine the consequences for those directly affec...

In this blogpost for the C-REX Right Now! blog, I summarize the findings from our recently published study on the consequences of the 2022 Oslo Pride terrorist attack for the LGBTIQ+ community in Norway www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

@oyvindbs.bsky.social @crexuio.bsky.social

Don’t miss this webinar on AI and extremism today at 5PM (CET) / 11AM (EST)! Link is available on our website

Summer School of the Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, University of Bologna, 6 – 10 July 2026 European Consortium for Political Research

⏳ Only one week left to apply!
☠️Deadline: 25.02.2026

Join us at the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social @ecpr-ead.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts & Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’

📍 Hosted by @unibo.it
📅 6–10 July 2026

Apply here: ecpr.eu/Events/353
@andreapirro.it

Ethics and Methods When Researching Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Researching extremism presents numerous ethical dilemmas and methodological challenges. On this page, we have gathered resources focused on ethical considerations and methodologies for studying extrem...

For more resources focused on ethical considerations and methodologies for studying extremism, particularly right-wing extremism, check out our website: www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Check out this new publication on preventing online harm to researchers by C-REX affiliates @audreygagnon.bsky.social and @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social👇

Don't miss our webinar this Thursday on the use of AI by extremist actors and on how to study it methodologically, historically, politically, and ethically👇

Check out this blog post on our hate speech research

🚨CALL FOR CHAPTERS!🚨

@amaramarasingam.bsky.social and I are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...

Considerations on Artificial Intelligence and Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Stephane Baele (Catholic University of Louvain) and Lewys Brace (University of Exeter)

Join our C-REX/CANSES webinar next week: "Considerations on Artificial Intelligence and Extremism" with Stephane Baele (Catholic Uni. of Louvain) and Lewys Brace (Uni. of Exeter), moderated by Audrey Gagnon (Uni. of Ottawa). Feb 19, 2026 | 5-6PM (CET). #AI #Extremism www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Considerations on Artificial Intelligence and Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Stephane Baele (Catholic University of Louvain) and Lewys Brace (University of Exeter)

Very excited about this next @crexuio.bsky.social and CANSES webinar on the best way to apprehend the use of AI by extremist actors, with Stephane Baele and @lewysbrace.bsky.social on Feb 19 🤩

Limits of the Criminal Speech Act: Hate Speech Convictions in Norway - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism Analysing hate speech convictions, the authors find that it is unclear where Norwegian courts draw the line between distasteful expressions and criminal hate speech. Notable variations in individuals’...

New on RightNow!: "Limits of the Criminal Speech Act: Hate Speech Convictions in Norway" — by Rune Ellefsen, Carola Lingaas & Anette Bringedal Houge. #FreeSpeech #HateSpeech #CriminalLaw www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

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