by Nicole Goshorn | Oct 14, 2021 | University of Georgia
When the Austrian Freedom Party was given a seat at the table of Austrian government and politics in 2000, the international community’s jaw-dropped. The voice against democracy was given a seat at the table and the threat became real—Western European democracies had...
by Alec Wood | May 4, 2019 | American University
It’s not every day that Austrian and American politics intersect. Monday morning, April 30, 2019, reporting from Vice News revealed that the Kootenai County Republican Committee unanimously passed a resolution requesting that the US Government restore Martin Sellner’s...
by Alec Wood | Mar 19, 2019 | American University
On 26 January 2017 Alexander Van der Bellen, former party spokesman and chairman of the Greens, became the 9th president of the Federal Republic of Austria. For many, this was a sign that the political center had held. That when put under pressure, the political...
by Ron Fornaro | Mar 22, 2018 | Ohio State University
Intro On Monday, March 12th, 2018 an Austrian court struck down a law that would have taken away the rights of refugees and other migrant groups to receive health care and other benefits[1]. This move shows that the state of democracy in Austria is much stronger than...
by Lindsey Powell | Mar 14, 2018 | University of Pennsylvania
On March 12th, Austrian citizens and political elites gathered at Heldenplatz, the public courtyard in front of Vienna’s Hofburg Palace. The date marks the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s “Anschluss”, or annexation, of Austria in 1938. On that date, Hitler...
