Report on the Historical Roots of Extremist Narratives published
Over the past two decades, Europe has witnessed a significant rise in extremist narratives, particularly from far-right political and social actors. This surge has transformed the far right into a major political force, with far-right parties securing over 20% of the seats in the 2024 European Parliament elections. Since 2010, far-right parties have also gained […]
Analysing preliminary data to counter extremist narratives in the European Union
By Rasma Pīpiķe In the heart of Barcelona, beneath the vibrant mosaic of Catalonia’s culture and history, our WP4 team gathered for a meaningful two-day dialogue hosted by our team members at ICPS. Each participant brought unique perspectives from their home countries—Latvia, France, Spain, and Cyprus—to analyse preliminary data from recent surveys completed just before […]
Professor Claudia Jareño speaks at AECPA Seminar
Professor Claudia Jareño of CY Cergy Paris Université will speak at an online seminar hosted by the Spanish Association of Political Science and Administration (AECPA) on Wednesday, November 6th at 4:30 pm CET. Her presentation is titled “In the name of women’s rights”: gender, femonationalism and the extreme right”, and registration to attend is […]
Key Societal Concerns Across Europe: Insights from the ARENAS Project
Wp4 research preliminary findings The ARENAS Project conducted a comprehensive series of surveys across several European countries, including Latvia, France, Cyprus, and Spain, to analyse political beliefs, societal concerns, and the penetration of extremist narratives. This study is particularly important as it was conducted before the 2024 European Union parliamentary elections, providing a snapshot of […]
ARENAS Sociologist gives keynote presentation at Seminar in Finland
ARENAS researcher, Gwenaëlle Bauvois (University of Helsinki) was invited on September 6. 2024 to be a keynote speaker for the Current Issues Seminar “Extremes” at the University of Turku (Finland). This seminar was organised by the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) which promotes cutting-edge research in humanities and social sciences and the John Morton […]
ARENAS Team presentation opens Bonn Seminar
Leader of ARENAS Work Package 2, Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes of the Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, recently organised an International Workshop in Bonn. The Workshop Title was ‘Extremist Narratives: Linguistic and Historical Analysis (Focusing on the Spanish and Catalan Case)’. Funding was received from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Members of the ARENAS team […]
