Etiqueta: radical right
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Lightning in a Clear Sky: Bolsonarism in Brazilian Political Thought
Although Bolsonarism presents itself as a legitimate expression of Brazilian national political aspiration — frequently wrapped in patriotic rhetoric and appeals to tradition — a deeper investigation into its ideological foundations reveals a troubling absence of organic continuity with any established political current within Brazil’s historical development. Unlike other movements that emerged as outgrowths of…
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It’s time for Burka: radical right is creating a ‘political fact’ in Portugal
Law often lags behind reality. This is a well-known maxim in legal theory: laws emerge, for better or worse, as responses to new and evolving social challenges. Politics, too, is meant to offer such responses—through negotiation among competing forces in search of what has been called “common ground.” However, the rise of populist and demagogic…
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