Michael C. Zeller is an Associate Researcher at the Central European University (CEU) Centre for Policy Studies, working on the ‘Building Resilience against Violent Extremism and Polarisation’ (BRaVE) project. He is also a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at CEU. His dissertation research concerns the demobilisation of far-right demonstration campaigns, particularly the role of counter-mobilisation against the far right. Michael earned master’s degrees in political science and in Russian, Central and Eastern European Studies, from Corvinus University of Budapest and the University of Glasgow, respectively.
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Published in: Global ExtremesPoland is moving further towards autocracyIn Poland, the right-wing ruling party uses polarisation to pursue its conservative autocratic agenda.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHow to laugh away the far-right: lessons from GermanyIn the many instances where far-right activity attempts to exhibit solemnity, gravity, or strength, a well-aimed...
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Published in: Global ExtremesExtremists thrive in times of crisis: the COVID-19 pandemic is no exceptionThe pandemic crisis offers opportunities for extremist groups to attract those most hardly hit, but there are ways...
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Published in: Global ExtremesGermany: Is banning far-right groups enough?The case of far-right group Combat 18 has prompted a wider re-examination of far-right extremism and the utility of bans.
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Published in: Global ExtremesWhither Poland? After the 2019 parliamentary electionsThe 2020 Presidential election will be the first indicator of how the Polish electorate is responding to the work of...