The New Right: Recent Trends and Dynamics

The Far-Right Analysis Network (FRAN) is launching a new research series — the Far Right Analysis Series — to promote timely, accessible, and critical scholarship on the far right.

We are a network of scholars researching and analyzing the far right around the world. We recognize that the conventional peer-review process can be long, demoralizing, and overly bureaucratic. While academic publishing is often treated as a metric of prestige, for many scholars it’s simply a matter of survival. Yet the current publishing landscape too often deters people from engaging with the urgent topic of far-right extremism — a subject that is more vital than ever.

In a time of global uncertainty — between Russia’s war in Ukraine and the return of Donald Trump in the U.S. — the far right is mutating, networking, and reasserting itself. We believe that rigorous, interdisciplinary research on these shifts is essential — not only for academic integrity but for the very defense of democratic institutions and the public role of science. We do not place science above society, but we do affirm that science must serve society — and far-right analysis is a critical part of preserving that relationship.

The Far Right Analysis Series combines the credibility of double-blind peer review with a modern, constructive approach: fast turnaround times, substantive feedback, and a platform designed to elevate rather than exhaust.

Our first series theme is: “The New Right: Recent Trends and Dynamics” We welcome work from across disciplines that explores the changing face of the far right — its strategies, cultural formations, digital movements, electoral shifts, and transnational alliances.

Please submit an abstract (150–250 words) outlining the problem statement and methodological approach to editorial@farrightanalysis.com. Abstracts will be considered on a rolling basis until the end of August. Substantive research discussing novel trends in the “New Right” are preferred, including quantitative and/or qualitative methods, and topics such as ideological analysis, populism, spirituality, technology, extremist networks, trans/international relations, gender, propaganda, and so forth. Full papers have a limit of 15,000 words. Papers will be published as open access articles via our website and linked to professional scholarship databases with our unique ISSN and a sponsored DOI number. Although it is not the focus of this series, proposals for notes, reviews, and commentary will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

We look forward to hearing from you and to shaping a new space for collaborative, bold, and necessary research.