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Steven Forti (Trento, Italy - 1981) is a lecturer at the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). After receiving his PhD in History from the UAB and the Università di Bologna (2011), he has also been a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2014-2022). His research focuses on fascism, populism, nationalism and the extreme right in contemporary times with a special focus on comparative and transnational history.
His publications include El peso de la nación. Nicola Bombacci, Paul Marion y Óscar Pérez Solís en la Europa de entreguerras (USC, 2014); with Enric Ucelay-Da Cal and Arnau Gonzàlez i Vilalta (Eds.), El proceso separatista en Cataluña. Análisis de un pasado reciente (2006-2017) (Comares, 2017); with Francisco Veiga, Carlos González-Villa and Alfredo Sasso, Patriotas indignados. Sobre la nueva ultraderecha en la Posguerra Fría. Neofascismo, posfascismo y nazbols (Alianza, 2019); and Extrema derecha 2.0. Qué es y cómo combatirla (Siglo XXI de España, 2021).
He is a member of the Centre d'Estudis sobre Dictadures i Democràcies (CEDID), the Grup de Recerca sobre Dictadures i Democràcies (GReDDD), the REsearch network for the study of Fascisms, Authoritarianisms, Totalitarianisms, and transitions to democracy (REFAT) and the network Derechas, Historia y Memoria (DHM). He is also a member of the editorial board of the journals Spagna Contemporanea, Tiempo Devorado. Revista de Historia Actual, Suite française. Rivista di cultura e politica, CTXT, Política & Prosa and Il Mulino.
He is currently local PI of the European research project "Analysis of and Response to Extremist Narratives" (ARENAS) (HEU-101094731) (2023-2027) and member of the research project "La derecha en la España democratica (1977-1996). Proyectos, actuación institucional y presencia social" (PID2020-112679GB-I00) (2021-2025).
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External positions
Investigador, Instituto de História Contemporânea, FCSH-UNL
30 Jun 2014 → 31 Aug 2022
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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THE ROLE OF INTERGROUP EXCLUSION IN FUELLING VIOLENT EXTREMISM: VULNERABILITY, BEHAVIORAL IMPACT, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES
Pretus Gomez, C. H. (Principal Investigator), DALMASSO , G. (Collaborator), Hendricks, R. C. (Collaborator), LIZARAZO VILLARREAL, D. (Collaborator), Marcos Vidal, L. (Collaborator) & Forti, S. (Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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ARENAS: Analysis of and Responses to Extremist Narratives
Forti, S. (Principal Investigator), Pretus Gomez, C. H. (Investigator), Rio Morillas, M. A. D. (Investigator), Ysas Solanes, P. (Investigator), Soler López, S. (Collaborator), Capurri, A. (Investigator), Gusmeroli, P. (Collaborator), Colome Garcia, G. (Investigator), Albanese, A. (Collaborator), Jareño Gila, C. (Investigator), Le Bouëdec, N. (Investigator), Lefranc, M. (Investigator), Bauvois, G. (Investigator), Määttä, S. (Investigator), Miklossy, K. (Investigator), Grubački, I. (Investigator), Pahor de Maiti Tekavcic, K. (Investigator), Gašparič, J. (Investigator), Konovšek, T. (Investigator), Postigo Fuentes, A. Y. (Investigator), Quiroga Fernández de Soto, A. (Investigator), Farris, S. R. (Investigator), Mammone, A. (Investigator) & Patraca Dibildox, B. (Collaborator)
1/05/23 → 30/04/27
Project: International research project
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LA DERECHA EN LA ESPAÑA DEMOCRATICA (1977-1996). PROYECTOS, ACTUACION INSTITUCIONAL Y PRESENCIA SOCIAL
Molinero Ruiz, C. (Principal Investigator), Ysas Solanes, P. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), BOTTI, A. (Collaborator), Bosch Navarro, N. (Collaborator), Ferrer Gonzalez, C. (Collaborator), Forti, S. (Collaborator), García Crespo, G. (Collaborator), Loff, M. (Collaborator), MADEIRA, B. (Collaborator), Rio Morillas, M. A. D. (Collaborator), Soto Sánchez, R. (Collaborator), URIGUEN LOPEZ DE SANDALIANO, N. (Collaborator), VIÑAS GRACIA, C. (Collaborator), Vallejo Bosch, G. (Collaborator), Casals Meseguer, X. (Investigator), Tébar Hurtado, J. (Investigator), Dard, O. (Collaborator), Kühn, A. P. V. (Investigator), Sancho Galan, J. (Collaborator), Aparicio Rodríguez, V. (Collaborator) & Segura Gómez, A. (Collaborator)
1/09/21 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Perfiles de la extrema derecha europea en la posguerra fría. Tendencias transideológicas y transversalidad de las bases sociales
Veiga Rodriguez, F. J. (Principal Investigator), Amaya Quer, À. (Collaborator), Forti, S. (Collaborator), Gonzalez Villa, C. (Collaborator), Iglesias Cavicchioli, M. (Collaborator), Ortega Exposito, I. (Collaborator), Porokoplievic, J. (Collaborator), Reguera Mateo, M. (Collaborator), Sasso, A. (Collaborator), Ucelay Da cal, E. (Collaborator), de Cock, B. (Collaborator) & Moles Plaza, R. J. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/01/16 → 30/06/19
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Transiciones a la democracia en el sur de Europa y en América latina: España, Portugal, Argentina y Chile
Molinero Ruiz, C. (Principal Investigator), Ysas Solanes, P. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Aguila, G. B. (Collaborator), Alonso, L. P. J. (Collaborator), Ballester Muñoz, D. (Collaborator), Bosch Navarro, N. (Collaborator), Casanellas Peñalver, P. (Collaborator), Cristian Ferrer González (Collaborator), Donoso, I. A. G. (Collaborator), Diaz Sanchez, M. (Collaborator), Forti, S. (Collaborator), Gimeno Igual, J. (Collaborator), Gondinho, P. (Collaborator), Gómez, R. A. (Collaborator), Estarlich Requena, J. (Collaborator), Loff, M. (Collaborator), Martínez Muntada, R. (Collaborator), Sancho Galan, J. (Collaborator), Tébar Hurtado, J. (Collaborator), Domenech Sampere, F. X. (Investigator), Marin Corbera, M. (Investigator) & Vilanova i Vila-Abadal, F. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
1/01/16 → 31/12/19
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Meloni, la cara amable de l'extrema dreta
Forti , S., 2026, In: Política & prosa. 88, p. 14-19 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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¿Están las democracias en riesgo de extinción?
Forti, S., Dec 2025, Democracia y desinformación. Del Vado Chicharro, M., Torres Aguilar, M. & Camacho Polo, Á. (eds.). Madrid: Dykinson, p. 23-50 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Bienvenidos al Apocalipsis
Forti, S., Apr 2025, Extrema derecha 2.0: Cómo combatir la normalización global de las ideas ultraderechistas. Forti, S. (ed.). Buenos Aires, p. 11-22 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Estrema destra 2.0. Cos’è e come combatterla
Forti, S., May 2025, Roma. 312 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Fratelli d’Italia en la era del posfascismo
Forti, S., Apr 2025, Más allá de la derecha. : Diez casos mundiales. Rivera, A. & Amado Castro , V. M. (eds.). Madrid, p. 93-113 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Thesis
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Partido, revolución y guerra. Nicola Bombacci en la era de la catástrofe
Forti, S. (Author), Ysàs Solanes, P. (Director), 26 Sept 2007Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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El peso de la nación. Nicola Bombacci, Paul Marion y Oscar Pérez Solís en la Europa de entreguerras
Forti, S. (Author), Ysàs Solanes, P. (Director) & Casali, L. (Director), 28 Jun 2011Student thesis: Doctoral thesis