Policy Voices | Far-right in Europe: How did we get here?

If recent elections in The Netherlands, Slovakia and Portugal taught us anything is that the far-right is making serious gains across the continent and is a force to be reckoned with. With only two months to go before the entire union heads to the polls, we at Friends of Europe felt that it was necessary to dedicate some time to this movement.

Yes, we understand the rise of the far-right as a threat to democracy itself. Yes, we believe it should be fought. And that is why we are bringing you a three-part series on the rise of the far-right across Europe starting today.

In today’s episode of Policy Voices, host Catarina Vila Nova is joined by Daphne Halikiopoulou, Chair in Comparative Politics at the University of York, and an expert on the far-right. In just 30 minutes, we condensed Daphne’s life’s work as we answered the question: how did we get here? Perhaps more ominously, are we back to where we were a century ago?

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