Examining the performance and political influence of far right vanguard leaders
The case of Jonathan Bowden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6293156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Hawley (0000-0003-0489-9730, University of Alabama), Richard T Marcy (0000-0003-1356-6997, University of Victoria), José Pedro Zúquete (0000-0001-6209-6931, The Social Sciences Institute, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 118-136 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569317.2023.2219211 |
| OpenAlex | W4379011689 |
| Language | EN |
This article examines the life, work, and influence of right-wing artist, writer, and orator Jonathan Bowden. During his life, Bowden was an obscure figure, holding a token position in the British National Party and speaking mostly in front of small gatherings. Since his death in 2012, however, he has become increasingly influential within far-right movements on both sides of the Atlantic. While he remains relatively obscure outside of the far-right, his work has been highly praised by leading voices of the American Alt-Right movement, as well as identitarian leaders throughout Europe. In this article, we not only discuss the importance of Bowden's ideas, such as those related to anti-liberalism, and how they have shaped and inspired the far right in many countries; but we also attend to the importance of the way in which he communicated those ideas through video, further bolstering his overall influence as a vanguard leader
Extreme right · Far right · Front (military · Ideology · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vanguard · Work (physics · American Political and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |