The Far-Right Protest Observatory

Far-right extra-parliamentary mobilization has gained importance globally, notably as a grassroots reaction to migration, Covid-19, and climate action. Today, street activism has emerged as a crucial avenue for far-right parties and movements to voice their grievances and shape public debates. Studying how the far right mobilizes in the protest arena is therefore essential for fostering informed discourse and democratic responses to right-wing extremism, radicalism, and populism.

The Far-Right Protest Observatory, FARPO, provides systematic comparative data on far-right protest events in Europe. It offers a comprehensive repository for researchers, journalists, policymakers and the general public, allowing to understand the drivers, dynamics and outcomes of protests by far-right groups, including crucial details such as location, date, initiator, and motive behind each event.

Key Features of FARPO:

1. Comprehensive data covering several thousand far-right protest events spanning two decades (2008-2021) in 17 European countries.
2. User-friendly interface to download datasets and explore data visualizations.
3. An international network led by Pietro Castelli Gattinara (Sciences Po, CEE and ULB, Cevipol), Caterina Froio (Sciences Po, CEE), Andrea Pirro (University of Bologna) & Anders Ravik Jupskås (University of Oslo, C-REX).
4. FARPO is backed by the European Union’s H2020 program, FNSP, and C-REX.

Several studies have already been derived from this data, for example on the reasons why the far right takes to the streets in Europe and on the media coverage of these mobilisations.

Visit www.farpo.eu to access the observatory and start exploring the data.