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1/ @pablo1981.bsky.social .bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) and @carlosdomper.bsky.social sdomper.bsky.social (‪@unizar.es‬) are happy to announce our special issue in ‪‪Patterns of Prejudice‬‬:‬‬‬‬‬‬ The legacies of fascism in the 20th Century. An Intergenerational approach.

2/ How did fascist legacies survive in postwar Europe? Our special issue in Patterns of Prejudice explores their intergenerational transmission across 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇸🇭🇷. Articles will appear progressively—first ones out now! #fascism #memory #history

3/ We explore: 🇮🇹 the March on Rome & Years of Lead, 🇭🇷 the Croatian diaspora in Argentina, 🇬🇧 the British radical right, 🇪🇸 Spanish university Falangism. A comparative look at how fascist myths were reshaped across generations. #fascism #memory #history

4/ 🔹 Fascism reimagined: intergenerational legacies in post-war Europe by @pablo1981.bsky.social and @carlosdomper.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0031... In our introduction, we argue that fascist legacies after 1945 can only be understood through generational dynamics.

5/ After WWII, many fascists believed their only chance of survival was to engage younger people. Yet they faced a paradox: the new generations often saw their ideas as outdated or absurd. This tension shaped the evolution of postwar far-right networks.

6/ We show that neofascism in the 1960s–1980s emerged partly from these intergenerational dynamics. Older activists transmitted myths and memories. Younger militants adapted them to changing contexts and new political languages.

7/ Thus, we argue that generations acted as mediators of memory, identity and ideology. They helped fascist narratives survive defeat and reappear in unexpected forms across Europe.

8/ Unlike most studies focused on single countries, we propose a comparative approach, examining Italy, Spain, Britain and Croatian diasporas. Generational analysis is key to understanding continuity and transformation.

9/ 🇭🇷 The memory and history of the Croatian post-World War Two diaspora in Argentina by Nikolina Zidek (‪@ieuniversity.bsky.social‬)‬‬‬ 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0031...

11/ These communities built a collective memory presenting the NDH (Independent State of Croatia) as the fulfillment of an ancient national aspiration. They reimagined themselves as victims of communism and defenders of Croatian independence.

12/ Through Cold War alliances and anti-communist networks in Argentina, they gained legitimacy and reframed their past as democratic struggle, silencing uncomfortable aspects of collaboration with the Nazis.

13/ Zidek shows that this narrative was transmitted almost unchanged across generations. Each cohort adapted it slightly to their context, but the core story of victimhood and heroism remained stable.