Preliminary Insights into the Mediations and Remedies for Extremist Narratives
Beatrice Fracchiolla of the University of Lorraine in France leads ARENAS Work Package 5 (WP5) Mediations and Remedies for Extremist Narratives. Here she outlines the aims of the Work Package and the work she and her team have done on their first project deliverable, D5.1 Report on Institutional & Social Actors’ Existing Strategy and Remediation […]
ARENAS at the XVIIth Congress of the Spanish Contemporary History Association
From 9 to 11 July 2025, the XVII Conference of the Spanish Contemporary History Association was held in Valencia, entitled ‘The Contemporary World from the 21st Century: Balance and Perspectives’. This is the most important conference of Spanish contemporary historians, with a wide international participation, both European and Latin American. On this occasion, more than […]
ARENAS Project in the Media: Exposing the Far Right’s Shifting Strategies
The ARENAS project continues its valuable work in analysing extremist narratives across Europe and developing strategies to counter those narratives. Through a series of high-profile interviews in Spanish, Italian and French media, ARENAS researchers have brought critical insights into how far-right ideologies are evolving—and infiltrating the mainstream. In El Periódico de Catalunya, historian Steven Forti […]
Introducing Schools Beyond Borders and Regions
The “Schools Beyond Regions and Borders” project is an associated Partner of the ARENAS project, and its participation has had a significant impact on the development and distribution of ARENAS research material for and to young people. Led by Giuseppe Zorzi, a former teacher of History and Philosophy with teaching experience in both Italy and […]
ARENAS publishes fourth issue of biannual ezine
ARENAS has recently published the fourth in a series of bi-annual ezines. This issue gives an overview of the work of the project consortium over the first half of 2025. It highlights some key events, hosted by consortium Partners to present ARENAS results, as well as other events where ARENAS partners were invited to speak […]
Webinar on democratic erosion and its consequences to modern-day democracies
A new webinar, organised by ARENAS and the Centre d’Estudis sobre Dictadures i Democràcies (Research Centre about Democracies and Dictatorships, CEDID-UAB), took place on the 3rd of July to discuss one of the most relevant and up-to-date topics: democratic erosion and its consequences to modern-day democracies. To analyse, and better understand the concept, an expert […]