Should we talk about fascism in Europe today?

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Should we talk about fascism in Europe today?

Monday, 8 November 2021 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
ESC Seminar Room and online via Zoom
Speaker(s): 
Othon Anastasakis (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Lenka Bustikova (Arizona State University)
Jane Caplan (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Tim Vlandas (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Chair: 
Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Series: 
European Studies Seminar

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Abstract
Fascism is once again being talked about as a current threat in Europe. How justified is it to use the term analytically to describe what are otherwise called far right, radical right or nationalist populist parties, movements or governments? Should it not be reserved for the era of Hitler and Mussolini? How significant are continuities from historical fascism through neofascism to some of today's political parties? What do we gain and what we lose by using the F-word? An expert panel will consider these and other questions, both in historical perspective and looking at the politics of specific European regions.

Speakers
Othon Anastasakis (St Antony's College, Oxford)
Lenka Bustikova (Arizona State University)
Jane Caplan (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Tim Vlandas (St Antony’s College, Oxford)

Chair
Timothy Garton Ash (St Antony’s College, Oxford)


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