April marked the final webinar in the C-REX, RPRN and CASEI series Researching the Far Right: Methods and Ethics

The series aimed to facilitate a much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional challenges that arise when researching the far right. The topics addressed in the webinars from September 2024 onwards were based on the volume ‘The Ethics of Researching the Far Right: Critical Approaches and Reflections’ (MUP) edited by Antonia Vaughn, Joan Braune, Meghan Tinsley and Aurelien Mondon. Previously, the webinar series was co-organized by C-REX and PERIL, and inspired by the volume ‘Researching the Far Right: Theory, Method and Practice’, co-edited by CASEI Director Aaron Winter, Stephen Ashe, Joel Busher and Graham Macklin.

The webinars are moderated by Audrey Gagnon (C-REX), Aurelien Mondon (RNRP) and Aaron Winter (CASEI).

The final webinar was on Activism, knowledge production, and dissemination: discussing the role of scholars of the far right with Richard McNeil-Wilson (Edinburgh), Katy Brown (MMU) and Isis Giraldo (Lausanne), chaired by Audrey Gagnon (C-REX). See video here: Webinar 7: Activism, knowledge production and dissemination (17/04/2025) – Reactionary Politics Research Network

Previous webinars included:

Time and place: Mar. 20, 2025 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Online
The haunting past: memory and far right studies
with Lorna Richardson (University of East Anglia), Meghan Tinsley (Manchester) and Daniel Jones (Northampton)

Time and place: Feb. 20, 2025 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Online
The complications of engaging with far-right participants and formers
with Katherine Williams (Cardiff), Vanessa Tautter (House of Austrian History), Carina Hoerst (Sussex)and Joan Braune (Gonzaga)

Time and place: Jan. 16, 2025 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Online
Care and safety when researching the far right
With Luc S. Cousineau (Dalhousie), Tamta Gelashvili (Oslo), Kayla Preston (UoT), and Iris B. Segers (Oslo)

Time and place: Nov. 21, 2024 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Online
Researching the far right: positionality, standpoint, and intersectionality
with Imo Kaufman (Nottingham), Rae Jereza (Frameworks) and Elsa Bengtsson Meuller (University of London)

Time and place: Oct. 17, 2024 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Online
Terminology and why it matters
with Katy Brown (Maynooth), Miranda Iossifidis (Newcastle), George Newth (Bath) and Omran Shroufi (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Time and place: Sep. 19, 2024 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Online
The Ethics of Researching the Far Right: An Overview of the Field
with Audrey Gagnon (C-REX), Aurelien Mondon (RPRN, Bath), Antonia Vaughan (Moonshot) and Aaron Winter (CASEI, Lancaster)

Other recordings and future RPRN events available here: Events – Reactionary Politics Research Network

Thank you to everyone who participated, supported and attended.