What Europe’s Far-Right Surge Means for Universities
Vassiliki Papatsiba | 28 June 2024 | University World News
The results of the 2024 European elections are deepening political cleavages in Europe. This outcome confirms that troubling nativist, authoritarian and populist trends are on the rise in
Europe, and globally as well.
Historically, far-right parties have been relatively minor players in Western Europe, securing an average vote share of 12.5% in national elections by 2017. However, their recent surge is catapulting them into the mainstream political arena…