Europe at a Crossroads Between Autocracy and Liberal Democracy

Friedbert Meurer interviewed populism researcher Irina von Wiese for Deutschlandfunk. Von Wiese makes an interesting point: populist parties often switch issues around and actually hinder solving real problems. Their main aim is to capitalize on the failures of centrist parties. This could suggest that involving populist parties and sharing responsibility with them might be a good strategy — but von Wiese herself doesn’t fully agree with that idea. If you want to dive deeper into the interview, you can check it out here.