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Watch NIAS Fellow Michèle Lamont in The Appeal of the Radical Right at De Balie
23 January 2025
In several democratic elections last year, radical right-wing populist movements have gained momentum, capturing the votes of working-class and minority communities. What has attracted voters to these political parties? What role does the need for belonging play in this electoral shift to the radical right? And what strategies can be useful to counter stigmatization in a polarized society?
Watch NIAS Fellow Michèle Lamont in De Balie event The Appeal of the Radical Right
Cultural sociologists NIAS Fellow Michèle Lamont (Harvard University), Nissim Mizrachi (Tel Aviv University, Van Leer Institute), and Elisabeth Jane Topkara (Heidelberg University), explore how marginalization, stigma, and neoliberal society can turn people toward populist right-wing political parties.
