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This text is part of the contents of the first book by ECOAR))) and will go on sale at the end of this year, 2026. Winning the Narrative! Manual for Combating the Far-Right Discourse. A society’s common sense is not a neutral reality unrelated to power relations, but rather a space of dispute where what is considered normal, acceptable, or inevitable is defined. Deep political changes are usually preceded by transformations in collective perception, in which certain ideas manage to … Read more

This text is part of the contents of the first book by ECOAR))) and will go on sale at the end of this year, 2026. Winning the Narrative! Manual for Combating the Far-Right Discourse. Perhaps one of the questions we most often ask ourselves when reflecting on social periods in which the far-right grows is: “How can it be that society allows and even supports a process in which the far-right gains power if it is going to go against … Read more

This text is part of the contents of the first book by ECOAR))) and will go on sale at the end of this year, 2026. Winning the Narrative! Manual for Combating the Far-Right Discourse. No totalitarian regime is consolidated solely by force. It also happens thanks to the capacity of the masses to assume as normal what, some time before, seemed unthinkable. Societies rarely change abruptly. Even in times of greatest political transformation, collective behaviours tend to respond to prior … Read more

This text is part of the contents of the first book by ECOAR))) and will go on sale at the end of this year, 2026. Winning the Narrative! Manual for Combating the Far-Right Discourse. The far-right is more than a political ideology. Behind its discourses, symbols, and rituals, there exists a deep psychological structure that connects individual vulnerabilities with collective dynamics. Understanding this profile is not a theoretical exercise but a central element in being able to counter its discourse. … Read more

This text is part of the contents of the first book by ECOAR))) and will go on sale at the end of this year, 2026. Winning the Narrative! Manual for Combating the Far-Right Discourse. As previously seen, the far-right is a heterogeneous, constantly changing conglomerate made up of movements of different natures (neofascism, Alt-right, Nouvelle Droite, Old Right, Q-Anon, neo-patriotism, ecofascism, far-right accelerationism, etc.) that share a rejection of and hostility towards liberal democracy, a deep-seated ultranationalism, and an anti-establishment … Read more

This text is part of the contents of the first book by ECOAR))) and will go on sale at the end of this year, 2026. Winning the Narrative! Manual for Combating the Far-Right Discourse. Far-right is a word whose etymological origin is formed by the prefix “ultra” (from the Latin “ultra-“, meaning ‘beyond’, ‘extreme’) and the root “right” (from the Latin “-directa”, meaning ‘right’, ‘straight’). In the French National Constituent Assembly during the revolutionary process of 1789, the conservative deputies … Read more

The strike is a pressure tool of the working class as old as labour exploitation itself. The collective and temporary interruption of productive activity decided by workers in order to demand better working conditions or to protest against the company is a mechanism already normalised in the collective social imagination. The history of the strike is a chronicle of the working class’s struggle for its dignity, for its rights, and for a fairer society. The first documented strike in history … Read more

The origin of the concept of non-violence can be traced back to the term Ahimsa: a word derived from Sanskrit, where hims means ‘desire to kill’ and a- is the prefix of negation. This concept, characteristic of the Jain and Buddhist religions, was used politically by Gandhi in his philosophy and his struggle for independence. Thus, non-violence can be defined as the desire to end violence, whether physical or structural, without resorting to further violence to do so. It can … Read more

Barricades were and are a recurring element in urban conflicts. It is important to understand their origin and development in order to comprehend their historical and current function. The barricade was born in Paris in 1588 during the Day of the Barricades, an episode of the eighth war of religion in France. Parisians used barrels filled with earth and stones to block the streets and defend themselves from the troops of King Henry III. This construction system gave the object … Read more

The term “fascism” is often used in a broad sense to describe authoritarian behaviors, but its academic meaning requires distinguishing three fundamental definitions. First, it refers to the historical Italian phenomenon; second, to the European authoritarian regimes of the interwar period; and third, to an analytical category of authoritarianism applicable to broader contexts. This distinction is essential to avoid imprecise uses of the concept. The first meaning identifies fascism with the political movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy between … Read more