International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies -

24/02/2023 by IRGAC

“Russia is giving carte blanche to the far right”

A year after the outbreak of war, IRGAC member Alexander Tushkin from Russia spoke to Sergey Movchan, left-wing activist and participant in the Marker project which tracks far-right violence in Ukraine, about Ukrainian nationalism, the far right and antifascists in the Ukrainian army, and how the war has affected their position in society.

17/02/2023 by Ülker Sözen

State and Society in Turkey after the Earthquakes: Initial Reflections

In this two-part essay, Ülker Sözen lay out her initial observations and reflections about the state and society's responses in the aftermath of the massive disaster in Turkey

16/02/2023 by Börries Nehe

Echoes of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi in Iran and Elsewhere

An interview with Nafis Fathollahzadeh and Ülker Sözen

11/01/2023 by Andrea Dip

„Brazil is experiencing a fascist uprising“ Interview with Vladimir Safatle

On January 8, more than 4,000 supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invaded, looted and vandalized public buildings

16/11/2022 by IRGAC

BOOK | Global Authoritarianism: Perspectives and Contestations from the South is out!

Collective book brings 15 global perspectives from the South on authoritarian transformations and internationalist counter-strategies

15/11/2022 by IRGAC

VIDEOS | Panels #CAPS22

Watch video recordings of the panels and discussions that took place during the conference in Berlin

01/12/2022 by Julieta Mira

Infringement of academic freedoms and counter-strategies | CAPS 22

When fragility also crosses us, when state violence knocks on our doors or when we academics are the people persecuted or exiled, everything takes on a different meaning in our lives and work

01/12/2022 by Gustavo Robles

Alternatives Democracies/ Alternatives to Democracy | CAPS22

We are witnessing a crisis of civilization accompanied by a global authoritarian turn. However, this crisis is often reduced to a purely political crisis, designated with the recurrent epithet of "crisis of democracy"

01/12/2022 by Verna Dinah Q. Viajar

Beyond authoritarianism: Counterstrategies and Way to Freedom | CAPS22

In this conversation, the panelists tackled questions on authoritarianism as experienced and struggled against in their respective contexts. Specifically, they talked about the counterstrategies they find significant to defend rights and how to respond to people’s anger, resentment and anxiety that has been capitalized by the far-right, that has engendered the different faces of authoritarianism we see in the world today

Specials

21/02/2023 by Ülker Sözen

Queer-feminist strategies and transnational solidarity against gender-based violence

There is a lot to learn from and find inspiration in the strategies, perspectives, and experiences of queer and feminist struggles

15/11/2022 by IRGAC

VIDEOS | Panels #CAPS22

Watch video recordings of the panels and discussions that took place during the conference in Berlin

31/10/2022 by Ülker Sözen

DOSSIER | „New Faces of Authoritarianism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Global South“

In the summer semester of 2022, IRGAC fellows taught a course titled “New Faces of Authoritarianism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Global South”. This dossier presents contributions by the course participants composed of their essays discussing conceptual issues and case studies on different topics regarding authoritarianism and counter-movements