The operations of far-right nationalist organisations often involve activities and collaborations that transcend national borders. Research funded under a Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSC) Individual Fellowship combined historical and ethnographic data to explore the processes involved in these interactions.
The Transnat_farright project studied how transnational networks of youth far-right nationalist organisations in Central Europe operate. “Being a nationalist activist often entails transnational cooperation and exchanges, aimed both at strengthening one’s national movement or organisation and at supporting a transnational community of like-minded people,” says project fellow Dr Agnieszka Pasieka.
Transnat_farright endeavoured to fill a gap in scholarship related to this aspect of far-right activities. Project research demonstrated the value of interdisciplinary dialogue and underlined the need to consider the historical dimension in analysis of the contemporary far right. The particular approach also emphasised the importance of including ethnographic methodology in such research.
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Transnational activities of far-right nationalist organisations