The Rise of Populism in Europe

Martin Nekola, PhD

Topic: The Rise of Populism in Europe
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Place: Irondequoit Country Club: 4045 East Ave. [14618]
Time: 6:00 Cocktails; 7:00 Dinner; 8:00 Speaker Presentation followed by Q and A
Cost: $55 per person ($58 if paying online), buffet style. Cash Bar
Dinner: Buffet style – 2 protein options, 1 vegetarian option

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Martin Nekola, PhD, is a Czech citizen and received his doctorate in political science at the Charles University in Prague. He focuses on populism, non-democratic regimes and the history and global activities of East European anti-communist exiles in the free world during the Cold War.

He is a member of the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Cold War Research Network. He is the author of more than 4 hundred articles, has published 30 books, and coordinates the oral history project called Czechoslovak Talks.

Dr. Nekola resides in the Czech Republic, and will focus on the current political developments in Europe since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to thousands of civilian deaths and destruction of the country, the international community has imposed fierce sanctions targeting every sector of the Russian economy, yet the war continues.

A new reality has been created and changed the relations between Russia, Europe and the West. One of the consequences of the war is also the rise of populist tendencies in the European Union.

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