Cas Mudde: “Populism is not only euphemism; it lacks clarity and we have better terms to describe the same”

Authors

  • Liriam Sponholz DeZIM-Institut - Universidade de Brasília
  • Özgür Özvatan Humboldt Universität Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/rmc.v18i1.61371

Keywords:

Populism, Right-wing Extremism, Far Right, Normalization, Mainstreaming

Abstract

In this interview, Cas Mudde, one of the most influential political scientists in the United States and an international reference in the study of populism and right-wing extremism, criticizes the concept of populism and emphasizes why his current work is focused on the concept of far-right. Mudde also compares the far-right in the Global South and the Global North and explains what he understands by mainstreaming and normalization. Finally, the political scientist warns about the threats to liberal democracy.

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Author Biographies

Liriam Sponholz, DeZIM-Institut - Universidade de Brasília

Professora visitante da Faculdade de Comunicação da Universidade de Brasília e pesquisadora associada do Centro de Pesquisa sobre Integração e Migração de Berlim (DeZIM-Institut). Doutora em Comunicação pela Universidade de Leipzig e Livre-docente (Habilitation) pela Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt - Faculdade de Comunicação da Universidade de Brasília. 

Özgür Özvatan, Humboldt Universität Berlin

Doutor em Ciências Sociais pela Humboldt-Universität Berlin – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Instituto Berlinense de Pesquisa Empírica em Migração e Integração (BIM), Humboldt Universität Berlin.

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Published

2024-01-08

How to Cite

Sponholz, L., & Özvatan, Özgür. (2024). Cas Mudde: “Populism is not only euphemism; it lacks clarity and we have better terms to describe the same” . Media and Everyday Life, 18(1), 274-290. https://doi.org/10.22409/rmc.v18i1.61371