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Roger Griffin

Summary

Roger Griffin is a British historian and political scientist at Oxford Brookes University, the most influential contemporary scholarly authority on fascism, known for defining fascism as 'palingenetic populist ultranationalism.'

Core Contribution

Developed the palingenesis definition that became the standard scholarly framework for fascism studies.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • fascism
  • political theory
  • palingenesis
  • ultranationalism

Notable Works & Achievements

The Nature of Fascism

Fascism

Modernism and Fascism

Historical Influences

Comparative fascism studies German historiography

Intellectual Lineage

Fascism studiespolitical science history

Contemporaries & Peers

Emilio Gentile Robert Paxton

Minds Influenced

Fascism scholarship worldwide

Intellectual Posterity

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