The Wall in Fascism Studies

In hindsight, Gilbert Allerdyce's emblematic 1979 article What Fascism Is Not marks the dawn of a new era in study of generic fascism rather than the abolishment of the term 'fascism'. The past three decades have witnessed a notable reinvigoration of fascism studies all over Europe. Some attempts at a working definition, e.g. by Robert Paxton, Stanley Payne or Roger Griffin, have gained fairly wide acceptance. Today, a mere decade away from the centennial of Mussolini's seizure of power, fascism studies are by no means limited any longer to the study of the Italian and German varieties. In next to every West-European polity, the study of local fascist movements, factions and parties has become a veritable cottage industry for historians. Adapted from the source document