Public Lecture by Caterina Froio - followed by discussion & apéro.
Abstract: Since the turn of the century, the far right has become more mainstream, though its core ideology remains largely unchanged. What has evolved is its relationship with the media. This lecture will outline how far-right actors navigate and exploit media logics to gain political influence.
| When? | 16.12.2024 17:15 - 19:00 |
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| Where? | MIS 03 3027 Avenue de l'Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg |
| speaker | Caterina Froio (PhD EUI, 2015) is Assistant Professor in Political Science/E-politics at Sciences Po (CEE) where she studies politics. This involves a reflection on the relationship between citizens & elites in contemporary democracies. Caterina is particularly interested in researching the role of political parties, protests, digital media, right-wing extremism & populism in order to understand the changing dynamics of political conflict. Caterina is also an affiliate researcher at the Centre for Research on Extremism (C-Rex), University of Oslo (since 2017) and editor of the Routledge series ‘Extremism & Democracy’ (since 2019). |
| Contact | Zentrum für Europastudien Riccarda Schmid riccarda.schmid@unifr.ch |
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