Steven Forti is Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). His research focuses on fascism, populism, nationalism, and the far right in the contemporary era, with particular attention to comparative and transnational history.
He is the author of Democracias en Extinción. El espectro de las autocracias electorales (Akal, 2024) and Extrema derecha 2.0. Qué es y cómo combatirla (Siglo XXI, 2021; new edition 2025; Italian edition, Castelvecchi, 2025), co-author of Patriotas indignados (Alianza, 2019), and editor of Mitos y cuentos de la extrema derecha (La Catarata, 2023).
He is a member of the Centre for Studies on Dictatorships and Democracies (CEDID) and serves on the editorial boards of the journals Ayer, Política & Prosa, and CTXT.
He is currently the local coordinator of the European research project Analysis of and Responses to Extremist Narratives (ARENAS), which examines the circulation and impact of extremist narratives across Europe.
He is based in Barcelona.