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Decoding transnationalism within the Georgian far right: ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’

Nations and Nationalism

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Abstract

["Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 485-508, April 2026. ", "\nAbstract\nThe contemporary far right is entangled in multidimensional ways including various forms of reciprocal influences, the diffusion of subject matters and issue‐framings, the relevance of external examples for local political discussions and an extra‐national platform for influencing transnational developments. Departing from the ‘globalisation front’ in the study of the phenomenon, this article aims to deconstruct the nature of this transnationality by focusing on the forms of indirect diffusion and both negative as well as affirmative forms of referential inspirations. In doing so, the article proceeds from providing an overview of various perceptions of transnationalism in the study of the contemporary far right to offering an empirical analysis of the Georgian case to demonstrate nuances of the transnationality within far right discourses. The analysis is based on the social media data as well as the two sets of qualitative interviews with the leaders and representatives of national‐populist formations that are utilised for reconstructing discursive topics and strategies. Ultimately, the article demonstrates the importance of negative source inspiration and drawing of fictitious scenarios on top of lesson‐drawing and mimicking of political discourses as illustrative designs of increasing transnationalism.\n"]