John (Jack) Veugelers is the Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto and Ph.D. from Princeton University. Combining sociology, history, and political science, his research examines right-wing extremism and the politics of immigration in Europe and North America. His book Empire’s Legacy: Roots of a Far-Right Affinity in Contemporary France (Oxford University Press) was winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association. Building on a study of neo-fascist activism in post-war Italy, his current project theorizes the relations between mass parties, social movements, and contentious action. Veugelers has held visiting professorships at universities in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He is the recipient of an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto.