Extremist Narratives

In this episode, Dr. Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes offers an insight into the EU-funded research project ARENAS (Analysis of and Responses to Extremist Narratives), which brings together scholars from various disciplines and civil society institutions. The project involves a cooperative examination of the ideological core, modes of dissemination and the impact on public discourse of extremist narratives. Answering the questions of Ambivalent Enmities doctoral candidate Laura Gärtner, Dr. Postigo Fuentes gives insight into the challenges and benefits of large interdisciplinary research projects. How can you reach an agreement on definitions? What are characteristics of extremist narratives? And how can we measure their impact? Listen in for more!