The gendered challenges of doing close-up research on the far right

With Christopher Fardan and Audrey Gagnon

This webinar will address the gendered challenges researchers face when investigating the far right in a close-up fashion. 

  • Christopher Fardan - 'Are you with us, or are you against us?': Interviewing extremists
  • Audrey Gagnon - One of the boys: On researching the far right as a woman

Christopher Fardan is a political sociologist and researcher at the Center for Research on Extremism, University of Oslo. He has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Manchester.

Audrey Gagnon is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Extremism. She has a Ph.D. in political science from Concordia University. 


Methods and ethics right webinar series

This webinar is part of the series 'Researching the far right: methods and ethics', co-organized by C-REX and PERIL (American University).

This webinar series aims to initiate and facilitate a much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional issues and challenges that arise when researching far right parties, protest movements, and violent actions.

The webinars last one hour and take place every second Thursday of the month. The webinar will have one or two (short) presentations followed by a Q&A session.

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Published Oct. 10, 2023 2:08 PM - Last modified Nov. 3, 2023 11:00 AM