Right-wing extremist groups and networks have been growing substantially in
many European countries in recent years, including in Central Europe.





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CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: Violent Right-Wing Extremism In Bulgaria and Hungary


(New York, N.Y. / Berlin, Germany) – Right-wing extremist groups and networks
have been growing substantially in many European countries in recent years,
including in Central Europe. Many of these movements espouse new right-wing
extremist narratives, have a pro-Russian stance, and reject globalization as
well as what they call “western” values. All of these movements reject human
equality and try to institutionalize inequality. In both Hungary and Bulgaria,
the far-right scene consists of a diverse set of actors: from political parties
to paramilitary groups to networks outside the formal political structure, such
as football clubs.



Sources of financing are as diverse as the actors themselves, and usually
include many different streams, such as cultural platforms, for income. In both
countries, online media platforms and social media are misused by the extreme
right for propaganda and recruitment. In both Bulgaria and Hungary, government
reactions are in many instances not decisive enough to effectively contain
these movements.



This webinar aims to delve into the specific framework in which far-right
extremist groups operate in Bulgaria and Hungary in order to identify common
patterns and differences, and most importantly to examine potential approaches
that could mitigate the threats these groups pose to democracy. This event is
the first in a two-part series on Central European extreme right-wing movements.



The webinar will be conducted in English via Zoom.



Date: November 14, 2023

Time: 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ET / 15:00 – 16:30 CET



EVENT PROGRAM:



Introductory Remarks and Moderation:



Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)



Speakers:



Dr. Spasimir Domaradzki, Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw & Senior
Researcher, Institute of Central Europe
The Radical Right in Bulgaria



Dr. Edit Zgut-Przybylska, Visiting Fellow, CEU Democracy Institute & Guest
Lecturer, Foreign Service Institute

Extreme Right-Wing, Paramilitary Organizations Under the Orban Regime: Live
and Let Live



The presentations will be followed by a Q&A-session open to all participants.



REGISTRATION:



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Please register up to one hour before the webinar starts so that your
registration can be approved in time.



Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues with an interest in
the subject.



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