Comparative and Empirical Research on the Global Far Right
Luciano Santander Hoces
Information for students
All students of the BUA partners Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin can participate in X-Student Research Groups. Please note the information on how to register for an X-Student Research Group.
Recognition of credits:
Students of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin can have X-Student Research Groups recognized in the interdisciplinary compulsory elective area (üWP) / in the free elective area or in the compulsory elective area. General information on the recognition of StuROPx projects can be found at: Recognition of participation in an X-Student Research Group.
Bachelor's students at Freie Universität Berlin can have X-Student Research Groups recognized in the ABV skills area “Research Practices" ("Forschungsorientierung"). Recognition outside the ABV area must be clarified individually with the responsible examination board. You can find more information at: Recognition of competencies acquired in BUA courses at Freie Universität Berlin.
- Module description for X-Student Research Groups (German)
- Further information on StuROPx on the website of the Berlin University Alliance
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This seminar will immerse students in a global examination of the rise of far-right movements, employing qualitative mixed methods to explore radicalization, narratives, and mobilization strategies, moving from research design into data collection and analysis.
Students will implement and refine comparative projects on far-right dynamics across diverse contexts, building on cases from Argentina, Chile, Germany, the USA, France, or other cases that students want to develop. Through collaborative work, students learn how to apply qualitative methods such as interviews, digital content analysis, discourse analysis, and thematic coding, producing original empirical findings. The course emphasizes interdisciplinary exchange and cross-case comparison to explore differences and connections in far-right mobilization worldwide.
Open to bachelor's and master's students with prior knowledge of social science research methods.
Institutional affiliation: Fachbereich Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Institut für Soziologie
Contact: luciano.santander@fu-berlin.de
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