Conference to analyse the characteristics of today's ultra-right parties
The remains of Italian and Spanish fascism in today's political parties, the new right-wing parties gaining popularity all over Europe, the populist discourses and the role of various political figures will be some of the subjects discussed in the conference.
The conference forms pat of the research and development project "Perfils de l'extrema dreta europea a la postguerra freda: tendències transideològiques i transversalitat de les bases socials", which studies the profiles of these political parties all over Europe. The lead researcher is Francisco Veiga, professor of the UAB Department of Modern and Contemporary History.
The three-day conference will serve to speak on the importance of social networks and their role in a rise in ultra-right movements across Europe, the situation of right-wing parties in different parts of the continent, the reminiscence of fascist models from the first half of the 20th century up to current times and the role of public people such as Steve Bannon and Marine Le Pen. All conferences will be given by experts from the UAB and other Europea universities.