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About Cas Mudde

Cas Mudde is the Hampton and Esther Boswell distinguished university professor of political science of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Among his books is Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2007) 

Articles by Cas Mudde

Thursday 8th December

Europe: from crisis to opportunity

Cas Mudde, 8 December 2011
The origin of the eurozone crisis lies in the overreach of the Maastricht treaty of 1992. A new process is needed to set the European Union on a new course - but this must have explicit popular consent at its heart, says Cas Mudde.
Wednesday 16th November

Europe's crisis and the radical right

Cas Mudde, 16 November 2011
The severe economic upheaval in Europe has not been matched by a political resurgence of the radical right. Cas Mudde asks why - and whether the dog could yet bark.
Wednesday 12th October

Occupy Wall Street: lessons and opportunities

Cas Mudde, 12 October 2011
The Occupy movement in the United States is both similar to and different from its Tea Party predecessor. The precise combination gives it political space to grow, says Cas Mudde.
Saturday 10th September

9/11: more security, less secure

Cas Mudde, 10 September 2011
The world has been changed by the securitisation of everyday life and the Islamisation of security. The accompanying threat-complex has shifted American sensibilities, says Cas Mudde. 
Wednesday 27th July

Norway’s catastrophe: democracy beyond fear

Cas Mudde, 27 July 2011
The political response to atrocity often misjudges its character in ways that lead to further violations. This makes it all the more important that reaction to the bombing and massacre in Norway is based on careful assessment, says Cas Mudde.
Friday 24th June

Geert Wilders and Dutch democracy

Cas Mudde, 24 June 2011
A court in the Netherlands has found the influential politician Geert Wilders innocent of charges of fomenting hatred and discrimination against Muslims. The decision is a challenge both to the rule of law and to Dutch politicians, says Cas Mudde. 
Tuesday 24th May

European integration: after the fall

Cas Mudde, 24 May 2011
The financial crisis that has swept across European economies since 2008 is having profound political effects. It is time to face the new realities and discuss the options they present, says Cas Mudde.
Tuesday 26th April

Four

Cas Mudde, 26 April 2011

In 2050, Europe has overcome the birth pains of multiculturalism and is accepting its diversity as a welcome given, rather than an imposed ideal or a frightening future. Open debate is finally embraced, and opponents are seen neither as criminals nor as enemies. Nothing is sacred, all is questioned, and former taboos like Islam or the royal family are discussed freely by both politicians and comedians.

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Wednesday 20th April

The new new radical right: spectre and reality

Cas Mudde, 20 April 2011
The emergence of a fresh current on Europe's political right, typified by figures such as Geert Wilders, is being widely discussed. But historically informed scrutiny suggests a different view, says Cas Mudde.
Wednesday 20th October

The intolerance of the tolerant

Cas Mudde, 20 October 2010
The advance of populist anti-Islamic forces in the liberal bastions of northern Europe - Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden - appears to reflect a betrayal of these societies’ renowned social tolerance. But there is a more subtle logic at work, says Cas Mudde.  
Wednesday 23rd June

The Geert Wilders enigma

Cas Mudde, 23 June 2010
The high-profile Dutch politician Geert Wilders is closer to mainstream centre-right politics in the Netherlands than his hardline rhetoric about Islam might suggest, says Cas Mudde.
Wednesday 23rd September

Neo-conservatism: Irving Kristol’s living legacy

Cas Mudde, 23 September 2009
A pioneer has died, but the intellectual-political current he led is strong inside and outside the citadel
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