Why ReGA?

Anyone who cares about policies that are orientated towards human rights and emancipation must oppose the claims to power of the global right. Monitoring the global right, its actors and events can provide the arguments and starting points for counter-strategies.

‘Research against Global Authoritarianism’ (ReGA) aims to focus on the global character of the extreme right so that local resistance is effectively possible. After all, it is the same authoritarian forces, both locally and globally, that want to make the protection and defence of human rights more difficult and criminalise efforts to achieve humanitarian goals. A resistant practice against the right should therefore keep these two levels equally in view. A thorough observation of the alliances and demands of the global far right helps to understand their dynamics and to arm oneself in good time against attacks from this corner.

In recent years, we have observed increasing networking between extreme right-wing actors worldwide. Media reports and announcements about conferences or transnational partnerships are appearing more and more frequently, spreading the same global themes in a sometimes confusing variety: Anti-immigration, anti-feminism, climate change denial and the fight against a supposed ‘global left’.

But who are the actors in this extreme right-wing movement that seems to be spreading? Which groups are organising them and how can we find out more about the aims and plans of the global right? ReGA aims to contribute to this.