Roger David Griffin born 31 January 1948 is the British professor of advanced history and political theorist at Oxford Brookes University, England. His principal interest is a socio-historical together with ideological dynamics of fascism, as well as various forms of political or religious fanaticism.
Griffin obtained a first in French and German Literature from Oxford University, then began teaching History of ideas at Oxford Polytechnic now Oxford Brookes. Becoming interested in the discussing of extremist right-wing movements and regimes which throw shaped contemporary history, Griffin obtained a PhD from Oxford University in 1990. He first developed his palingenesis impression of fascism in his PhD thesis. His best known name is The brand of Fascism 1991. In May 2011, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Leuven in recognition of his services to the comparative examine of fascism.