Delphi Economic Forum IX
April 10-13, 2024
Corina Stratulat
Corina Stratulat
Associate Director and Head of European Politics and Institutions Programme
European Policy Centre (EPC), Belgium
Corina Stratulat is Associate Director and Head of the European Politics and Institutions Programme. Her work at the EPC focuses on EU institutional developments and enlargement towards the Balkans. She holds an MPhil in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK and a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute, Italy. Her main research interests include democracy, populism, EU institutions, the Balkans’ EU integration, enlargement policy, comparative Central and East European politics, parties and party systems, and elections.
Thursday 11
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19.50 - 20.30
From Margins to Mainstream: The Far Right's Threat in European Politics
Artemis Hall | European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Programming Partners: Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies & Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy
Populism and far-right extremism are not novel phenomena within European societies and politics. On the contrary, their deep roots in history have led to catastrophic outcomes for European nations. Ongoing wars in our neighboring regions, global economic challenges, and an unprecedented wave of immigration have strained the cultural, social, and religious cohesion of European societies, making the far-right ideology appear as a seemingly rational political alternative. Across Europe, extreme right-wing parties have either already gained significant support or are poised to do so in various types of elections. This time, the far-right threat is tangible. This panel, organized by the Martens Centre and the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy, will focus on these developments and endeavor to address some of the most pressing questions for the European Union in light of the formation of the new European Parliament.