One of the more salient aspects of the current pandemic is the deep distrust in governments and elites it has exposed. In this seminar Teun van Dongen investigates this ‘resistance movement’ that opposes the Covid-19 restrictions.
One of the more salient aspects of the current pandemic is the deep distrust in governments and elites it has exposed. While such sentiments are not in themselves dangerous or misguided, the hostile rhetoric, the outlandish conspiracy theories and the occasional violence this leads to, are reasons for concern. In this seminar Teun van Dongen will speak about what we are to make of the more extreme segments of the self-styled ‘resistance movement’ that opposes the Covid-19 restrictions. In what way and on what scale is this a problem? And in what respects can we indeed speak of Covid-related extremism? And how should we respond? By addressing these and other questions, this seminar will shed some light on a social movement that is in need of a more thorough understanding.
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