Cas Mudde

I am a Dutch academic, columnist and podcaster, who lives and work in Athens, Georgia (USA). My professional work focuses on the question: How can liberal democracies defend themselves against political challengers without undermining their core values? In addition to purely academic books, I have published more accessible introductory book on far right politics and populism.

Currently, I am the Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia (USA) and Professor II at the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo (Norway). He has published many books on the topic of extremism and democracy, most notably about the far right and populism. Many of his books have been translated in a broad variety of languages, including Arabic, Catalan, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai.

I am also a columnist for the Guardian (US edition) and host of RADIKAAL, a podcast about the radical aspects of music, politics, and sports. More info at: www.radikaalpodcast.com.