Nicolas Lebourg (born 1974) is a French historian who specializes on
far-right
Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...
movements in Europe.
Biography
Born in 1974, Lebourg studied sociology at
Aix-Marseille University
Aix-Marseille University (AMU; french: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as ''Université d'Aix-Marseille'') is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II o ...
and history at the
University of Perpignan
The University of Perpignan (french: Université de Perpignan; ca, Universitat de Perpinyà Via Domitia) is a French university, located in Perpignan.
History
The first university of Perpignan was established in 1349 by King Peter IV of Arago ...
, from which he graduated with a PhD in contemporary history in 2005,
after a thesis on French
national revolutionaries during the period 1940–2002.
Between 2015 and 2017, he was a research fellow in the program "History of fascism in Europe and Eurasia" at
George Washington University
, mottoeng = "God is Our Trust"
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, type = Private federally chartered research university
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, endowment = $2.8 billion (2022)
, preside ...
, under the supervision of French historian
Marlène Laruelle
Marlène Laruelle (born 21 December 1972) is a French historian, sociologist, and political scientist specializing on Eurasia and Europe. She is Research Professor and Director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) ...
. In 2017–2018, he was a project researcher in the study group "The Far Right in Europe and Russia’s Role and Influence" for the
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is a New York City-based 501(c)3 public charity serving international affairs professionals, teachers and students, and the attentive public. Founded in 1914, and originally named ''Church ...
.
Lebourg also comments on the current political events in various newspapers such as
''Slate'', ''
Mediapart
''Mediapart'' is an independent French investigative online newspaper created in 2008 by Edwy Plenel, former editor-in-chief of ''Le Monde''. ''Mediapart'' is published in French, English and Spanish.
''Mediapart's'' income is solely derived ...
'' and ''
Libération
''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...
''.
Works
* ''Le Monde vu de la plus extrême droite. Du fascisme au nationalisme-révolutionnaire'', Presses universitaires de Perpignan, 2010.
* ''François Duprat, L’homme qui inventa le Front national'' (with Joseph Beauregard), Denoël, 2012.
* ''Dans l’Ombre des Le Pen. Une histoire des n°2 du Front National'' (with Joseph Beauregard), Nouveau Monde, 2012.
* ''Mort aux bolchos Un siècle d’affiches anticommunistes'', Les Échappés, 2012.
* ''Perpignan, une ville avant le Front national'' (with
Jérôme Fourquet
Jérôme Fourquet (born 8 February 1973) is a French political scientist who specialises in the study of opinion polling. Since 2011, he has been the director of the "Public opinion and corporate strategy" department at the French polling organi ...
and Sylvain Manternach), Fondation Jean Jaurès, 2014.
* ''Aux Racines du FN. L’Histoire du mouvement Ordre Nouveau'' (preface by
Jean-Yves Camus
Jean-Yves Camus (born 1958) is a French political scientist who specializes on nationalist movements in Europe.
Life and career
Born in 1958 to a Catholic and Gaullist family, Camus is an observant Jew and describes himself as part of "the an ...
, with Jonathan Preda and Joseph Beauregard), Fondation Jean Jaurès, 2014.
* ''Rivesaltes, Le Camp de la France de 1939 Ã nos jours'' (preface by Philippe Joutard, with Abderahmen Moumen), Trabucaire, 2015.
* ''Mutations et diffusions de l’altérophobie. De « l’inégalité des races » aux concurrences identitaires'' (with
Stéphane François
Stéphane François (born 1 January 1973) is a French political scientist who specializes on radical right-wing movements. He also studies conspiracy theories, political ecology and countercultures.
Life and career
Born on 1 January 1973, Stà ...
), Presses universitaires de Valenciennes, 2016.
* ''Lettre aux Français qui croient que 5 ans d'extrême droite remettraient la France debout'', Les Échappés, 2016.
* ''La Nouvelle Guerre d’Algérie n’aura pas lieu'' (with
Jérôme Fourquet
Jérôme Fourquet (born 8 February 1973) is a French political scientist who specialises in the study of opinion polling. Since 2011, he has been the director of the "Public opinion and corporate strategy" department at the French polling organi ...
), Fondation Jean Jaurès, 2017.
* ''Les Droites extrêmes en Europe'' (with
Jean-Yves Camus
Jean-Yves Camus (born 1958) is a French political scientist who specializes on nationalist movements in Europe.
Life and career
Born in 1958 to a Catholic and Gaullist family, Camus is an observant Jew and describes himself as part of "the an ...
), Paris, Le Seuil, 2015 (English translation : Far-Right Politics in Europe, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 2017).
* ''La Violence des marges politiques des années 1980 à nos jours'' (with Isabelle Sommier), Reveneuve, 2018.
* ''Les nazis ont-ils survécu ? Enquête sur les internationales fascistes et les croisés de la race blanche'', Le Seuil, 2019.
References
1974 births
Academics and writers on far-right extremism
Living people
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