Summer School

ECPR Standing Group on EXTREMISM & DEMOCRACY

Keynotes29 June 2018, 15:30-17:30Gender and the Far RightKATHLEEN BLEE, University of Pittsburgh

Keynotes will be held in theconference hall “L’Altana” and are open to all

LecturersMATTEO ALBANESE, University of LisbonKATHLEEN BLEE, University of PittsburghGIORGIA BULLI, University of FlorencePIETRO CASTELLI GATTINARA, University of OsloCATERINA FROIO, Catholic University of LilleCAS MUDDE, University of GeorgiaANDREA L. P. PIRRO, Scuola Normale SuperioreJACOB RAVNDAL, University of OsloANDREJ ZASLOVE, Radboud University

The 1st Summer School of the ECPR Standing Group on Extremism & Democracy focuses on the study of the far right in its populist, radical, and extremist manifestations. Its aim is to bolster and promote knowledge on the theoretical, empirical, and methodological underpinnings of contemporary far-right politics. The Summer School will focus on how to study and interpret the different manifestations of far-right politics across time, arenas, and national contexts. The Summer School will introduce students to concepts and theories explaining the conditions affecting far-right mobilisation and performance; and methods to tackle this phenomenon empirically. Despite the growing attention received by far-right political parties, social movements, and groups, we still lack a comprehensive conceptual and methodological toolkit to investigate its diverse expressions in the multi-organisational field. The Summer School will thus address young scholars and students, and discuss how to apply established research techniques to the study of far-right politics and create, retrieve, and manage available data.

OrganisersPIETRO CASTELLI GATTINARAC-REX, University of OsloANDREA L. P. PIRROCOSMOS, Scuola Normale Superiore

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The event is sponsored by the Centre for Research on Extremism (C-REX),the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR),and the Centre on Social Movement Studies (COSMOS)