Cas Mudde
Political scientist and columnist
Cas Mudde is a Dutch political scientist who studies political extremism and populism. He has also written an accessible introduction to populism.
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Dutch Born 1967 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
About Cas Mudde
Cas Mudde was born in the Netherlands in 1967 and is a Dutch political scientist. His research looks at extremism and populism across Europe and the US, along with political parties, democracy, civil society and European politics. He is a professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia in the US. He also has a Professor II post with the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo. He writes a column for the Guardian's US edition and hosts RADIKAAL, a podcast about the radical sides of music, politics and sports. Alongside his academic books, he has written more accessible introductions to the far right and populism, such as Populism. His books have been translated into many languages, among them Arabic, Japanese, Persian and Thai.