Austria

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How COVID-19 deflated the Austrian populist radical right

COVID-19 has fundamentally altered the logic of Austrian politics as refugees and the question of Islam in Austrian society have become largely irrelevant. Austrians like to think of their country…

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8 min

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The Normalization Of Far-Right Populism In Europe

A new coalition agreement in Austria highlights how bigoted, far-right policies are being embraced by mainstream political parties in Europe. The results of the elections to the European Parliament in May…

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10 min

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Austria’s Smoking Gun: Strache, “Ibiza-Gate”, and “Saint” Sebastian

Even such huge scandals which lead to the dissolution of a government, resignation of a Vice-Chancellor and the disclosure of massive corruption, might conclude with more of the same. On…

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1 min

Britain Alone: The self-inflicted darkest hour

In today’s CARR insights blog, Senior Fellow Professor Ruth Wodak is interviewed by the Another Europe podcast team – looking at Britain’s relationship with Europe. As the extension is granted,…

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4 min

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Contesting liberal democracy using the racialisation of space

Such proposals and appeals have not been seen or heard in Vienna and Austria since Nazi times. Every day, we are confronted with new provocations by the Austrian government which…

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5 min

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Back with a vengeance? One year with the radical right in government in Austria

The FPÖ is successfully tilling the field for a radical right turn of Austria, and it seems unlikely that the party will be manipulated into moderation again by the conservative…

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6 min

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Legislating Equality: Anti-Discrimination Policy in Europe

What does the rise of a radical-right party like the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) have to do with anti-discrimination policy in Europe? In the year 2000, after the FPÖ became…

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5 min

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The EU’s Putin Wannabes

The Austrian Habsburg Empire was famous for its motto: ‘not to lead wars but instead, to marry [and to colonize more territories]’; frequently repeated in Latin, bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria,…

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7 min

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The Revival of Numbers and Lists in Radical Right Politics

On 28 June 2018, the prime ministers of the EU 27 member-states met in Brussels to discuss the most important current global and transnational challenges. The agenda, it seems however,…

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7 min

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“Driving on the Right” – The Austrian Case

This CARR Insight blog addresses the obvious shift to the right in the Austrian party landscape, and the acceptance of formerly taboo subjects and expressions in mainstream discourse. I refer…

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Categories

How COVID-19 deflated the Austrian populist radical right

The Normalization Of Far-Right Populism In Europe

Austria’s Smoking Gun: Strache, “Ibiza-Gate”, and “Saint” Sebastian

Britain Alone: The self-inflicted darkest hour

Contesting liberal democracy using the racialisation of space

Back with a vengeance? One year with the radical right in government in Austria

Legislating Equality: Anti-Discrimination Policy in Europe

The EU’s Putin Wannabes

The Revival of Numbers and Lists in Radical Right Politics

“Driving on the Right” – The Austrian Case

White melancholy in Sweden: a fertile ground for the rise of the radical right?

The Death Of White Supremacist Tom Metzger Marks The End Of An Era

Trump’s Exploitation Of Christianity And Assault On Women’s Rights

Portfolio Distributions of Radical-Right Cabinet Ministers

Is Germany’s AfD using COVID-19 measures to its benefit?