The debate on the political, ideological, and social nature of the contemporary far right, especially that active in the 21st century, is ongoing. The academic debate, in this case more than others, closely follows the public debate on political developments perceived as having dramatic consequences for the future. A large number of explanations have been proposed and a wide range of concepts offered, applicable to specific cases, whether national or regional, or to the global phenomenon itself—because, and this is important, it is a global phenomenon we are dealing with. Just like fascism a hundred years ago. Researchers are almost always forced to take a position on the question of continuities (Finchelstein, 2019; Palheta, 2022) and discontinuities (Forti, 2024) between, on the one hand, classical fascism (1922-1945) and what were at that time other ultra-reactionary phenomena that, in the interwar period, became byproducts of fascism through the process of fascization and, on the other hand, the new forms adopted by the far-right since 1945 and, above all, since the turn of the 20th to the 21st century. Given the urgent need for a scientific approach to what appears to be the most serious crisis of liberal systems since the 1930s, this congress aims to discuss how the new far-right of the 21st century positions itself in relation to the legacy of classical fascism, because “we need to explain the continuity between historical fascism and contemporary right-wing populism as a radicalization of post-liberal politics based on the erosion of democratic participation and the emergence of a new politics of fear” (Woodley, 2010).

In line with this position, the congress will also welcome studies on anti-fascist political cultures, beginning with those that emerged in reaction to the fascist wave of the 1930s and its political success (Kallis, 2015). The goal here is to provide space for studies on the various forms of resistance to fascism. Antifascism is also a transnational movement (Traverso, 2004) and did not lose its political effectiveness in 1945, nor did it become a community of memories of a past encapsulated in time. It has resurfaced in the last 80 years whenever the far right has reappeared with force. As is the case today.

In this sense, the congress will welcome proposals for articles and panels in the following possible areas:

. Fascism(s), neofascism, far right, reaction and modernity. Concepts and theory.
. The nation, the West, white supremacy: one hundred years of far-right worldviews.
. Hypermasculinity, antifeminism and misogyny: social reproduction and fascism.
. One hundred years of far-right political culture: continuities, discontinuities, adaptation, networks. (v) Fascism, neo-fascism, and the other(s): specificities of the political articulation that fascism and the global far right make of xenophobia and racism.

. Party, State, movements, militias, social welfare, associations. The organizational dimension of the far right.

. Violence, war, and genocide: the far right and political action.

. Fascism and crisis: context and causality of the impulses of the far right in history.

. Antifascism as a transnational political culture: resisting fascism, preserving democracy, rebuilding democracy, from the 1920s to the 2020s. Intersections with anticolonialism, antiracism, and feminism.

. Neofascism, the far right, and antifascism in collective memory: uses of the past, memory, “cultural war,” and political action.

Proposal Submission:

Communication proposals (which must be written in English) should be sent to congresso.neo.fascismo.2026@gmail.com with a title, abstract (maximum 350 words), short biographical note, and contact information by January 4, 2026.

We accept proposals for papers or panels. We also accept proposals for creative/artistic interventions based on an interdisciplinary intersection with the social sciences, which will be subject to peer review, in the same way as proposals for papers and panels. In this case, proposals must include a description of the performance (specifying the means to be used and the time) and a summary of the objectives. Acceptance will depend on the real and practical possibilities of integration into the program.

Presentations must be made in person in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. There will be no online presentations.

Notification of acceptance by February 8, 2026. There will be no registration fees.

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