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 […]
The Institute of Contemporary History Ljubljana hosts a webinar series
At the end of June 2025, the consortium members working on ARENAS Work Package 3 (Circulation of Extremist Narratives) concluded a cycle of webinars on the topic of the circulation of extremist narratives in parliaments. This activity was a specified task set out in the project plan and was led by the Institute of Contemporary […]
ARENAS Research presented at ILLA conference in Paris
The International Law and Language Association (ILLA) has become an important voice in the field of language and law. This year the annual international conference was hosted by ARENAS partner, CY Cergy Paris University, on June 11th and 12th at the CY Maison de la Recherche. The theme of this year’s conference is Corpus linguistics applied to extremist narratives: What are […]
Third ARENAS consortium meeting opens with thought-provoking guest speakers
The third full consortium meeting of ARENAS partners took place in Jūrmala and Riga, Latvia, in May. The three-day meeting featured presentations, workshops and the fifth General Assembly Meeting and was hosted by the Latvian Partner, Creative Ideas. Led by Sanita Putniņa, Creative Ideas is a non-governmental organisation from Riga, Latvia, and provides informal youth […]
ARENAS research presented and 2nd DRAINE International conference
The 2nd DRAINE International Conference took place in Grenoble France last week, with valuable contributions from several of the ARENAS consortium members. The conference title was Hate Speech and Emotions: Ideological and Epistemological Issues. ARENAS consortium representatives included Project Leader Julien Longhi, Béatrice Fracchiolla, Gwenaëlle Bauvois, Stefano Vicari, Nora Gattiglia, and Samuel Vernet who delivered papers […]