FORTHEM Online Lecture Series - Democracy Under Pressure: Right-Wing Populism and Extremism
As part of this year’s FORTHEM Democracy Week, we warmly invite you to attend the FORTHEM Online Lecture Series Democracy Under Pressure: Right-Wing Populism and Extremism, taking place from May to June 2025.

Published
30.4.2025
The interdisciplinary lecture series brings together academics from five partner universities sharing insights from diverse national and disciplinary perspectives, highlighting the broad impact and implications of current political developments. The series provides a platform for academic reflection and dialogue across national and disciplinary boundaries.
Programme
- 12.05.2025, 12:00 - 12.45 CET: Far Right Parties in Europe - an Overview
Kai Arzheimer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
- 20.05.2025, 12:00 - 12.45 CET: "L'amour toujours", Everyday Racism, and Far-Right Terror - Some Remarks on Europe's Far-Right Music Scene(s)
Thorsten Hindrichs, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
- 26.05.2025, 12:00 - 12.45 CET: Reshaping Narratives: Far-Right's Strategies for (Re)Interpreting German History
Nathalie Le Bouëdec, Université Bourgogne Europe, France
- 03.06.2025, 12:00 - 12.45 CET: Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen and the Different Shades of the Populist Style
Théo Aiolfi, Université Bourgogne Europe, France
- 10.06.2025, 12:00 - 12.45 CET: Sitting on a Powder Keg: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Within a Populist Party Organization
Johan E. Andersen, Universitetet i Agder, Norway