Book launch: Defending Democracy in the European Parliament
Roundtable organized as part of Democracy Week by the Albert Hirschman Center on Democracy (IHEID)
Thursday 8 October, 12:30
Semaine de la démocratie 2026
In recent years, far-right political parties have grown in influence not only in the domestic politics of such countries as Hungary, Brazil, and the United States but also in international institutions ranging from the United Nations Human Rights Council to the European Union. Have these international platforms contributed to the rise of the far right in liberal democracies? In her new book, Christin Tonne examines the far right’s role in the European Parliament and the institution’s response.
Speakers:
Dr. Christin Tonne, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Graduate Institute
Prof. Grégoire Mallard, Co-director of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism, Graduate Institute
Book launch: Defending Democracy in the European Parliament
Table ronde organisée dans le cadre de la Semaine de la démocratie par le Centre Albert Hirschman sur la démocratie (IHEID)
Thursday 8 October, 12:30
Semaine de la démocratie 2026
In recent years, far-right political parties have grown in influence not only in the domestic politics of such countries as Hungary, Brazil, and the United States but also in international institutions ranging from the United Nations Human Rights Council to the European Union. Have these international platforms contributed to the rise of the far right in liberal democracies? In her new book, Christin Tonne examines the far right’s role in the European Parliament and the institution’s response.
Speakers:
Dr. Christin Tonne, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Graduate Institute
Prof. Grégoire Mallard, Co-director of the Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism, Graduate Institute
