Yukio Hatoyama, the former Prime Minister of Japan, is known for his pro-Russian stance, which he upheld even after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Although pro-Russian propaganda may not be as prevalent in Japan as in some Western countries, it is still discernible in social media, particularly through the activity of certain […]
Unveiling the Transnational and Digital Metapolitics of the New Right: Insights from EAJS ConferenceOur research group presented the latest findings of the ongoing research at the EAJS conference held at Ghent University from August 17 to 20, 2023. The findings were presented at the panel titled “The transnational and digital metapolitics of the New Right”. […]
In this comparative research project we study different instances of political populism as a “thin ideology” (Mudde/Kaltwasser) in its respective ideological proximity to right-wing discourses in Japan and Germany from a discourse-analytical perspective.