Hans-Georg Betz is a leading expert on populism and the radical right in affluent liberal democracies, and has written several seminal books and articles on radical right-wing populism, nativism, and Islamophobia. His academic profile can be found here.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHow COVID-19 deflated the Austrian populist radical rightCOVID-19 has fundamentally altered the logic of Austrian politics as refugees and the question of Islam in Austrian...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightSpain’s radical right party might need some recovery from the coronavirusNeither widespread popular disaffection with the government nor equally widespread disenchantment with the European...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIn Germany, the radical right is hit hard by the virusThe likelihood that Germany’s AfD is going to profit from the COVID-19 crisis are more than slim.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightAfter COVID-19: will Matteo Salvini lead Europe’s radical right?Salvini’s showcasing of religious devotion and rhetoric about the pandemic are part of a political strategy aimed at...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightWill France's Marine Le Pen be a profiteer or victim of the pandemic?Is it reasonable to expect that the radical populist right is going to make somewhat of a comeback after the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Saviours of the nation? – on the breakthrough of the radical populist right in SpainAttacking the symptom (i.e., the populist radical right) is not going to do the trick – not in Spain, not in the...