Right Rising
Understanding Radical Right Extremism
We found 10 episodes of Right Rising with the tag “extremism”.
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The Far Right on the March - Understanding Demonstrations
January 19th, 2021 | Season 1 | 28 mins 13 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Michael Zeller joins Right Rising to unpack why it's so important not just to study the online presence of far right groups, but also their demonstrations and mobilizations. Breaking down the importance of demonstrations to far right groups, Michael helps us understand the various ways this mass mobilization ends.
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The Far Right's Alternative History
January 5th, 2021 | Season 1 | 21 mins 54 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Louie Dean Valencia-García joins Right Rising to discuss how far right movements create counter-narratives to accepted understandings of history. Walking us through a broad history of the radical right, Louie delves into how these alternative histories circulate - and how historians' try to combat their spread.
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Live-streaming and White Nationalism - A New Moneymaking Enterprise
December 22nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 22 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Megan Squire joins Right Rising to walk us through how white nationalists are using popular live-streaming to make money. Explaining how white nationalists engage in what Megan calls "monetized propaganda," she helps us understand just how much money is moving through these platforms and how combatting these fundraising efforts is an eternal game of whack-a-mole.
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Football and Right-Wing Populism
December 8th, 2020 | Season 1 | 23 mins 12 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Michael Cole joins Right Rising to break down how right-wing populist leaders are using some of the world's most popular footballers for political gain. Walking us through why sport has traditionally been so important to the right-wing, he explains how major organizations like FIFA have - or have not - responded to this developing relationship.
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Women and Gender in the Extreme Right
November 24th, 2020 | Season 1 | 23 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Simon Purdue joins Right Rising to break down why gender is so important to the extreme right. He walks us through some of the most consistent historical narratives around womanhood and gender in the Western extreme right and how these narratives have evolved into today's women of the far-right.
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Artificial Intelligence and Far Right Radicalization
November 10th, 2020 | Season 1 | 35 mins 12 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Ashton Kingdon joins Right Rising to break down the connections between Artificial Intelligence and far-right radicalization online. She walks us through some of the most significant controversies surrounding AI - like Cambridge Analytica - and helps us understand how algorithms feed extremism.
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The QAnon Conspiracy and Momfluencers
October 27th, 2020 | Season 1 | 34 mins 39 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Ashley Mattheis joins Right Rising to break down the QAnon conspiracy and its growth during the COVID-19 crisis. She also connects the evolution of QAnon to the activities of "Momfluencers" on social media and helps us understand why this conspiracy is spreading so rapidly across the United States.
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Incel Culture and Deplatforming
October 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 27 mins 5 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Dr. Julia DeCook joins Right Rising to discuss the growth of incel culture online. She also helps us understand incels' goals and ideas and some of the problems with trying to deplatform this particular group.
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Populism in Italy: A Deep Dive
October 6th, 2020 | Season 1 | 50 mins 50 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guests Dr. Valerio Alfonso Bruno and Alessio Scopelliti join Host Dr. James F. Downes to discuss what populism means in Italian politics, in order to understand the evolution of the Italian political landscape, how COVID-19 is influencing Italian politics and the significance of the constitutional referendum in Italy.
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Understanding Populism During COVID-19
September 29th, 2020 | Season 1 | 35 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Dr. James Downes joins Right Rising to give us an overview of populism - as an ideology and a political party. He also breaks down how mainstream political party responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted populist right growth.