Alexander Reid Ross
Special guest
Dr. Alexander Reid Ross is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geography at Portland State University. His work on the far right uses spatial and network analysis to track fascist movement building and associated disinformation campaigns. The author of Against the Fascist Creep (AK Press 2017), Alex’s articles have been published in various scholarly and lay publications, such as the Oregon Historical Quarterly, The Independent, and Bellingcat, and he has provided commentary for newspapers and magazines like The Guardian, The Atlantic, and the LA Times. Alexander also heads the Geographies Research Unit at CARR.
Alexander Reid Ross has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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The Local Far Right
February 2nd, 2022 | Season 2 | 32 mins 52 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guests Alexander Reid Ross and Anna Duensing join Right Rising to discuss the local manifestations of the far-right. While events like January 6 occurred on the national level, Alexander and Anna reveal the vast landscape of far-right activism that influences local politics, including school boards, policing, and state legislatures. Alexander and Anna break down the history of this far-right activism in places like Portland, New York City, and Charlotte and help us answer why studying local activism is so important.
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Understanding the Geography of the Radical Right
March 2nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 25 mins 58 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Alexander Reid Ross joins Right Rising to breakdown the geography of the radical right. Alexander answers, where are the hot spots of the radical right, and what can these far-right organizations' location tell us about their historical and contemporary development?