CY CERGY Paris Université hosts Workshop: The Circulation of Anti-Gender Extremist Narratives
On Thursday, March 19, 2026, scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across Europe will gather at CY Cergy Paris Université for an in-depth workshop exploring The Circulation of Anti-Gender Extremist Narratives. This full-day event, part of the ARENAS Project, combines keynote talks, expert panels, and roundtable discussions to examine how these narratives emerge, spread, and influence […]
ARENAS Glossary of Right-Wing Extremism
In recent months, several members of the ARENAS consortium have collaborated to product the ARENAS Glossary of Right-Wing Extremism. This collaboration is being led by Steven Forti of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and we spoke with him to learn more about the work on the Glossary. What motivated the decision to create the […]
ARENAS Researchers Publish Chapter in New Volume on Digital Knowledge Dissemination
We are pleased to announce that ARENAS consortium members Julien Longhi of CY Cergy Paris University and Katalin Miklóssy of the University of Helsinki have co-authored Chapter 9 in the soon to be published book Recontextualizing Expert Knowledge: The Process, Practices and Aims of Digital Dissemination. Edited by Rosa Lorés and Pilar Mur‑Dueñas, this volume, […]
Safer Internet Day: Supporting Young People to Navigate Online Stories
Across Europe, debates about young people, social media and online safety have become more visible in recent months. Proposals in countries such as France and Spain to restrict internet access for under-15s and under-16s are rooted in real concerns about harm, misinformation and the pressures that online spaces can place on young people. These concerns […]
SMIDGE Project Invites Attendees To International Conference
Over the course of the ARENAS project, we cooperate with our Horizon Europe sister projects, building meaningful synergies for exchanging knowledge and disseminating results to boost the impact of all three projects on research, innovation and society. On behalf of the SMIDGE project, we are delighted to extend an invitation to attend its International conference […]
ARENAS exhibition in Barcelona a resounding success
From 12 November to 18 December 2025, the ARENAS exhibition ‘Going Extreme: How Extremist Narratives Are Destroying Democracies’ was on display at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). The exhibition has been a resounding success Commissioned by Steven Forti, professor of Contemporary History at the UAB and leader […]