The Hegemony of far-Right Populism, Project 2025, and the Dangers Ahead for Science and Public Health
According to the World Health Organization, the spread of misinformation and disinformation are dangerous threats to public health. The popular legitimacy of far-right politics in the United States, across Europe, and other continents constitutes a new phase that threatens to jeopardize countermeasures adopted by social, political, and scientific institutions to counter the phenomena of mis- and disinformation.
Authors
- C Stephenson
- Abbe Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2222-4537)
- Lynda Gilby
- Meri Tuulikki Koivusalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5365-5372)
- Alison McCallum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-2130)
- Corrado Piroddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3599-9702)
Institutions
- The King's College (US)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Edinburgh College (GB)
- Tampere University (FI)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/27551938251367853
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40
Funders
- Koneen Säätiö
- Jenny ja Antti Wihurin Rahasto