Lecture by Cas Mudde followed by a Q&A session
In recent years, far-right movements, parties and politicians have gained significant ground – not only in Europe, – but also in the United States. New forms of mobilization, the strategic use and even ownership of digital platforms and the disruption of democratic institutions and norms are increasingly challenging liberal democracies.
In this event, we will talk to Cas Mudde – an internationally renowned political scientist and one of the leading experts on populism and the far right – about the evolution of the far right in the US in the Trump era. How has the American right restructured itself? What is the role of political movements, media platforms, think tanks and grassroots networks? And in what ways has Donald Trump acted as a catalyst for the radicalization of mainstream conservatism?
Looking beyond the US, we will explore potential democratic counter-strategies – in politics, media and civil society – and ask: what lessons can Europe learn from the American experience?
Lecture and discussion
Cas Mudde
Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor of International Affairs and distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia
Moderation
Sebastian Schublach
Head of International Politics, Karl-Renner-Institut
About the speaker
Cas Mudde is one of the leading scholars on populism, the far right and political extremism in the world. His research focuses on the challenges that radical parties and movements pose to liberal democracy in Europe and North America.
He is the author of several influential books: ‘Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe‘ (2007), which won the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research; ‘Populism: A Very Short Introduction‘ (2017, with Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser); ‘The Far Right in America‘ (2018); and ‘The Far Right Today‘ (2019).
Mudde regularly contributes to public debate in outlets such as Aftonbladet, The Guardian and VoxEurop, and is widely regarded as one of the most prominent voices in the global discussion on populism and the far right.
Diese Diskussion findet in englischer Sprache statt.
Projektleitung
Mag. Sebastian Schublach
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