Tag: right-wing extremism

  • Whose Failure is the Rise of the Far Right?

    Whose Failure is the Rise of the Far Right?

    In recent years several EU countries have been facing a growing support for far right parties. Slovakia, my home country, is not an exception here. A couple of years ago the Slovak Prime Minister and leader of the social democratic party Smer, Robert Fico was asked if he felt any personal responsibility in this matter.…

  • What Happened to the Uniforms?

    What Happened to the Uniforms?

    The interwar years were the golden age of political imagery. As during the revolutionary era of the late-18th Century, the rise of new mass movements was accompanied by an equally potent visual vocabulary, disseminated via new technologies that could reach potential supporters like never before. In contrast to earlier eras, however, the 1920s and 30s…