YOU-DARE – European coalition to examine far-right gender narratives among young people

In recent years across the globe, far-right movements have increasingly utilised gender identities to promote exclusionary ideologies, simultaneously undermining democratic values.  The YOU-DARE (YOUth Debunking the gendered Arguments of far-Right Extremism) project, which starts in February 2025, brings together interdisciplinary expertise from across Europe to explore how far-right youth groups construct and mobilise gender identities and how these narratives erode democratic values and behaviours. The project aims to provide evidence-based strategies to safeguard democracy and equality. 

The project will conduct comparative case studies in eight countries – Denmark, Spain, the UK, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Sweden – to understand how local dynamics relate to global trends. Using interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches, the project aims to generate robust and actionable knowledge. 

YOU-DARE brings together interdisciplinary expertise of leading research institutions and organisations from across Europe, funded by the European Commission under the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions Programme. Partners include the European Science Foundation (project coordinator), Aalborg University in Denmark, Smart Venice, Goldsmiths University of London, Stockholm University, University of Glasgow, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, University of Bucharest, ALDA (European Association for Local Democracy), NetHood, and Political Capital. 

More details in our press release.