The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe

Podcast: What A Day (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in EuropePub date: 2024-06-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe’ve been hearing that the far-right is on the rise in Europe for a decade now. And yet, with a few exceptions, these parties are nowhere near taking power. Even in the EU Parliament, where the far-right made gains for the third election in a row this week, nationalist parties are STILL expected to end up marginalized and powerless. What's driving them and what's stopping them? Max and guest host Josie Duffy Rice take a look at the rise of the German far-right AfD party to illustrate what’s going on across the continent and how we got here. SOURCESGermany’s AfD Rises to 2nd Place in E.U. Election - The New York TimesFar-right AfD appears as strongest German party on TikTok – DW – 06/04/2024Germany's AfD: Euroskeptics turned far-right populists – DW – 03/11/2024A Far-Right Dilemma for Europe’s Mainstream: Contain It or Join It? - The New York TimesWhy Europe Could Melt Down Over a Simple Question of Borders - The New York TimesGermany’s Extreme Right Challenges Guilt Over Nazi Past - The New York TimesEuropean Union: False Hopes and Realities | Foreign AffairsTrump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism: Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash | Harvard Kennedy SchoolGermany's AfD: How right-wing is nationalist Alternative for Germany? - BBC NewsIslam in Germany: Facts and figures -  Deutsche Islam KonferenzHigh Tide? Populism in Power, 1990-2020Perceived ingroup disadvantage, collective narcissism and support for populismA New Stress-Based Model of Political Extremism - PMCThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from What A Day, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.