Birte Siim (editor) - Citizens Activism and Solidarity Movements : Contending with Populism

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The results of the comparative RAGE project have been published in national reports from eight countries, namely Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and the UK. We would like to thank all the members of the national teams who have worked on Work Stream 3 of the RAGE project, Militants from the Other Side: Antibodies to hate speech and behaviour. The following researchers have in different ways contributed either to the country reports or have been involved in research concerning the country cases: Birgit Sauer and Edma Ajanovic worked on the Austrian Report; Anna Krasteva, Evelina Staykova, Ildiko Otova, Denitza Kramenova, and Vanya Ivanova on the Bulgarian Report; Birte Siim, Susi Meret, and Jeppe Fuglsang Larsen on the Danish Report; Aino Saarinen, Heini Puurunen, Airi Markkanen, and Anca Enache on the Finnish Report; Etienne Pingaud and Annie Benveniste on the French Report; Gabriella Lazaridis, Don Flynn, and Steve King worked on the Report from the United Kingdom; Gabriella Lazaridis and Mariangela Veikou on the Greek Report; Giovanna Campani and Giovanni Stanghellini on the Italian Report; and Mojca Pajnik, iva Humer, and Iztok ori worked on the Slovenian Report. Last but not least we thank the movement activists who in different ways took part in the observed events, campaigns, and forums, in particular the individual interviewees and focus group discussants.