Our Research

Team Far-Right Fashion focuses on analyzing the aesthetic presentation of the pan-European violent right, identifying the symbols and claims that are used to further their narrative, and defining that narrative to understand coded patterns of communication within the pan-European mixed martial arts scene. Team FRF is currently identifying and analyzing selected brands that espouse and advertise white supremacist ideology and the key players that are reshaping the parameters of 'Aryanness' in Europe.

Team Facebook is focused on analyzing the propagandistic properties of images that are sourced from Facebook accounts known to have ties to foreign suppliers of propaganda. After student researchers analyze a set of images, the team analyzes the data for elements that are inherently foreign. Additionally, Team Facebook is also working on a YouTube video series to both inform the public about the properties of propaganda and create awareness for ISPRII.

Team Tsargrad is investigating the political, financial, and organizational ties that bind figures associated with the Tsargrad media group to political and security interests in Russia. At the center of this group is Konstantin Malofeev, the founder of Tsargrad, and Leonid Reshetnikov, a former SVR Colonel and head of the Double Headed Eagle Society. The team is interested in the influence of monarchism among the political elite in Putin’s Russia.