Challenging dichotomies: On the normalisation of the far right in urban neighbourhoods
Year: 2026
Type: editorial
Abstract: In this short comment on Santamarina and Ince's intervention on urban neighbourhoods and far-right spatial strategies, I wish to add nuance to their argument by adding the issue of normalisation to the research agenda they propose. To this end, I challenge three dichotomies that explicitly and implicitly guide their propositions, namely far-right actors/anti-fascists, disruption/continuity, and fringe/centre. I argue that recalibrating our analytical lens to better understand far-right strategies at the neighbourhood scale requires breaking with these alleged binaries.
Source: Dialogues in Urban Research
Author: Gala Nettelbladt
Institution: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,400
OpenAlex ID: W7126042190