Far right on the rise: how global extremism in the 21st century threatens civilizational values from the perspective of Cas Mudde

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https://doi.org/10.18764/2178-2865v29n1.2025.6

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Extreme right, democracy, threat, Cas Mudde, civilizational values

Abstract

The investigation into the rise of the extreme right in the 21st century and its implications for civilizational values, including human rights and democratic principles, is the subject of this article. Using Cas Mudde's theoretical model, the research adopts a qualitative methodological approach, with a bibliographical review, analyzing works and documents that discuss the extreme right and its socio-political repercussions. It highlights that the normalization and growing acceptance of extremist ideologies in political systems, highlighting how nationalist, populist and authoritarian discourses have become part of the public debate. The results indicate that this rise undermines civilizational achievements, such as civil rights and freedoms, as well as fostering a rhetoric of exclusion and social polarization. The conclusion emphasizes the urgency of a critical analysis and coordinated political responses to confront this phenomenon, with a view to preserving democratic values and promoting social cohesion in a challenging global context.

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Paula Keiko Iwamoto Poloni, Universidade Federal do ABC

Lawyer at the National Supplementary Health Agency - ANS, an agency under a special regime, linked to the Ministry of Health, with headquarters and jurisdiction in the city of Rio de Janeiro, as the body for regulation, standardization, control and inspection of activities that guarantee supplementary assistance to health, assigned to the Administrative Coordination of the Data Protection and Information Office of the Executive Secretariat (SECEX) of the Presidency. Member of the Public Committee of the ANPPD and the Privacy, Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence Commission of the Bar Association of the São Paulo Section (OAB/SP). Former lawyer at the federal public company, CEAGESP - Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo, was assigned to the Tenders, Purchases and Contracts Department, assisting public managers in the company's tenders, purchases and contracts, with an emphasis on external control ( Court of Auditors of the Union), having also worked in the litigation and consultancy area of ​​the Legal Department, as well as in the Warehousing Department, in addition to having participated in several working groups and investigation committees. She worked as a face-to-face tutor for the Postgraduate course, lato sensu, in Municipal Public Management at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), with a hub at the Department of Education of the Municipality of Itavepi, in the State of São Paulo, and was an Effective Member of the Special Committee Advocacy in State Companies, of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Sectional and currently works as Advisor to the Second Disciplinary Panel of the Ethics and Disciplinary Court (TED) of the São Paulo Sectional Council of the Brazilian Bar Association. Graduated in Law from Universidade São Judas Tadeu (1999), has a specialization in Civil Law with qualifications for teaching in higher education (2005) from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, in addition to a specialization in Civil Procedural Law (2010) from Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Management Public (2015) from the Federal University of São Paulo and Municipal Public Management from the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), having completed postgraduate studies, stricto sensu, at master's level in Public Policy, from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) ; specialization in Technologies, Teacher Training and Society at the Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI) and specializing in Innovation in Technology-Mediated Education at UFABC.

Nataly Correia da Silva, Universidade Federal do ABC

Master's student in International Relations at UFABC (2024), MBA in Public Governance - EBRADI (2023), Graduated in Law from Centro Universitário Asunción (2011). Specialization in Innovation in Technology-Mediated Education - UFABC (2023) in progress. Administrative analyst at the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS), an authority under a special regime, linked to the Ministry of Health, which regulates, standardizes, controls and supervises activities that guarantee supplementary health care, Substitute Integrity Management Coordinator (COGINT), designated as a personal data protection interlocutor, assisting in the implementation and compliance with the General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD) within the Agency, Substitute Executive Secretary of the ANS Ethics Committee (CEANS). Member of the ANPPD Public Committee. Member of the Human Rights Commission of the São Paulo Bar Association, Jabaquara sub-section. Member of the OAB/SP Special Commission on Social Security Law. Member of the Standing Committee on Governance and Integrity of the OAB/SP. Member of the TTDPS Research Group - Transformations of Labor, Democracy and Social Protection at UFBA. Advisor to the Second Disciplinary Panel of the TED of the OAB/SP.

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2025-06-12

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POLONI, Paula Keiko Iwamoto; SILVA, Nataly Correia da.
Far right on the rise: how global extremism in the 21st century threatens civilizational values from the perspective of Cas Mudde
. Revista de Políticas Públicas, v. 29, n. 1, p. 107–125, 12 Jun. 2025 Disponível em: https://cajapio.ufma.br/index.php/rppublica/article/view/24432. Acesso em: 15 aug. 2025.

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Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025): O AVANÇO DA EXTREMA DIREITA GLOBAL NO SÉCULO XXI E AS AMEAÇAS ÀS CONQUISTAS CIVILIZATÓRIAS

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