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Radicalisms

About Us: The Counterpoint programme on radicalisms and extremisms hopes to stimulate debate and research that will contribute to a greater understanding of both phenomena. It is led by Catherine Fieschi, Sunny Hundal and Nehal Panchamia. As well as an ongoing blog, the programme organises events and compiles resources related to radicalism and extremism. We hope eclecticism to be the way forward and to build a well-informed vibrant community of interest on the matter. (read more »)

Articles

Both the BNP and EDL are running into problems

It's not exactly a good time for Britain's far-right radical movements.

While the BNP is rocked by internal squabbling, the English Defence League is not doing well in its demonstrations or public image.

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Latest resignation shows that the BNP is still being rocked by infighting

If events continue as they have been, historians are likely to look back one day and write about how Marmite (yes, the spread) brought down the BNP.

Yesterday, the Lancaster Unity blog revealed that the BNP's legal director Lee John Barnes has resigned from the party.

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Could the English Defence League be banned from coming to Bradford?

Yesterday the local newspaper Telegraph and Argus launched a campaign to stop the English Defence League coming to Bradford for a demonstration.

EDL supporters plan to demonstrate in the city on Saturday 28th August. But will they be allowed?

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Could the Human Rights Commission bankrupt the BNP?

In 2009 the Equalities and Human Rights Commission decided to take the British National Party to court over its whites-only membership policy.

The EHRC was also criticised by minority groups, saying the win was "hollow" because there was no clamour at all among minorities to join the BNP.

Earlier this year the BNP finally voted to change its membership rules to allow non-whites into the party, after sufficiently squeezing publicity from the court case.

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maury hall trial, May 14, 1969, From Special Collections Research Center GW, some rights reserved, sourced 22/02/2010

Campus Radicalism

Through student surveys, expert interviews, and focus groups this Counterpoint project analyses what “radicalism on campus” across the UK looks like today. The study is one of the first to specifically look at student perspectives, and will broaden current debate about Islamic Radicalism on campus, ...

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