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Roots, sites, and drivers of far-right contestation of liberal democracy in the US

Julia Simon

Kommentar

During the past months, far-right contestations of liberal democracy in the United States have become plainly visible and especially far-reaching. Significantly, many initiatives – some of which may be outright illegal – have been promoted by the new administration itself. The seminar will provide an overview of the ongoing illiberal and authoritarian initiatives and offer a range of theoretical perspectives through which they can be systematically processed and understood. On the one hand, this includes a focus on the specificities of the role that Donald Trump and the Congressional Republican Party play. On the other hand, the seminar will cast light on the broader and longer-term developments in which current national decision-makers and institutions are embedded. The seminar thus maps the far-right political landscape in the US and zooms in on various actors including far-right sheriffs, interest groups, female activists, and podcasters as well as fundamentalist religious organisations, paramilitary groups, and misogynist online communities. Based on a range of methodological approaches we will study and discuss their historical roots and the particular narratives, resources, and strategies they deploy to contest the pluralist democratic political order in different social and political spaces, levels of government, and policy fields. In addition, we will reflect upon their commonalities and on how they drive and interact with broader societal processes including polarization, political radicalization, and far-right mainstreaming. Schließen

14 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Mi, 18:00 - 20:00 14 Termine

Mi, 16.04.2025 18:00 - 20:00

Dozenten:
Dr. Julia Simon