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1922 in 2022: The Return of the Far Right in Italy

posted on November 10, 2022 by Cayden Bobley O'Connor

Skidmore College Tagged With: authoritarianism, Autocracy, elections, far right, Fascist, history, Italy, meloni, parliamentary, populism, Right-Wing Populism

The polls have closed; the votes have been tallied; the election is over -- Giorgia Meloni, head of the far-right Brothers of Italy Party is the country’s next prime minister. Meloni, who is the …

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#RecuperemosChile: Chile Is Once Again Using Tools of Its Authoritarian Past

posted on March 5, 2021 by Peter O'Donnell

American University Tagged With: Chile, Constitution, constitutional referendum, far right, Immigration, Latin America

On February 10th, 2021, amid a worldwide health crisis, Chilean authorities deported 138 migrants back to their countries of origin. The images are haunting: Chilean police officers wearing medical …

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Anti-Immigration Rhetoric and Its Threat to Dutch Democracy

posted on December 1, 2020 by Will Ver Meulen

University of Georgia Tagged With: democracy, Democratic Erosion, Dutch, Dutch Democracy, far right, globalism, Netherlands, polirization, populism, radical right

Some threats to democratic health might not be as blatant as one might think. Rather they could accompany regular developments such as a country’s immigration status. In recent years the Netherlands …

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