Populist Radical-Right Parties. Polarization, contention, and democratic responses

Abstract

This panel examines the rise, institutionalization, and societal diffusion of far-right politics. Bringing together research on party strategy, militant democracy, anti-gender mobilization, discursive imaginaries, and local-level extremist attitudes, the panel offers a multi-level account of how populist radical right actors interact with democratic institutions—and how democratic systems respond.

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