While the COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed all else and would quickly have a lasting impact on
our daily lives other events related to the radical right in 2020 soon surfaced. From
terrorist attacks in Germany and India to anti-mask protests across the U.S. and Europe
radical right violence escalated in the midst of circulating conspiracy theories and
disinformation. The yearbook draws upon insightful analyses from an international network of
scholars policymakers and practitioners who explore the dynamics and impact of the radical
right. It explores a wide range of topics including reflections on authoritarianism and fascism
the role of ideology and (counter-)intellectuals and radical-right responses to the pandemic
and calls for police reform in the height of the Black Lives Matter protests. It ends with
important assessments on best approaches towards countering the radical right both online and
offline. This timely overview provides a broad examination of the global radical right in 2020
which will be useful for scholars students policymakers journalists and the public.
