Right-Wing Populism in Europe and the USA: A Threat to Liberal Democracy?
Do right-wing populists simply constitute a protest vote in the name of those who feel disenfranchised or are they a political force that radically challenges (liberal) democracy? From a comparative transatlantic perspective, this presentation will critically examine the rise of populism, the forces driving its success, and the implications for democratic rule. One key focus of the presentation will be on what populist actors mean and try to achieve when they claim to represent the 鈥榩eople鈥� in their political mobilization.
About the Speaker: Oliver Schmidtke is a Professor in the Departments of Political Science and History at the University of Victoria (Canada), where he also serves as the director of the Centre for Global Studies since 2012 and holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European History and Politics. He received his PhD from the European University Institute in Florence and has been a JF Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University, a researcher at Humboldt University Berlin, a F. Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute, a Marie Curie Fellow at Hamburg University ,and a Research Fellow at the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study. His research interests are in the fields of the politics and governance of migration, citizenship, nationalism, memory, and populism.
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