Over the past decade, the far right has reshaped domestic politics globally. It has gained parliamentary seats and government participation in many European countries, thereby altering the political landscape worldwide. It includes political parties, civil society groups, networks, and social movements. Although populism and far-right discourse often coincide, they can also appear separately. Far-right groups do not share a uniform set of political positions. Still, as these groups focus on national sovereignty and share a stance against globalization, they often contest international organizations (IOs) and their policies. However, their impact on IOs differs.
The ERC-funded project FARRIO examines the impact of the far right on international organizations. While scholars have analyzed far-right actors in domestic politics, knowledge about their transnational activities and effects is limited. FARRIO fills this gap empirically, theoretically, and methodologically to develop a new approach to understanding and analyzing the effects of the far right on global politics. FARRIO analyzes networks, positions, and strategies of transnational far-right groups, and the reactions of international organizations across various policy areas: gender, climate change, migration, and finance/development.