Wednesday, August 23 2023, 12pm Baldwin Hall- Pinnacle Room- rm 480 Special Information: SPONSORED BY THE SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE During the last weeks, Germany is discussing the first elected right-wing district administrator in Sonneberg in Thuringia. Numerous right-wing-populist and right-wing extremist parties in Europe are celebrating electoral successes. The lecture will first give an overview of current developments, election campaigns and results. Secondly, changes in the European Public sphere, above all effects of digitalization and therewith interwoven aesthetics of modern right-wing populism, will be discussed. Departmental Host or Contact: Bobby Jo Otto Dr. Jasmin Siri, PHD Postdoc LMU Munich, Germany Type of Event: Colloquia
