The theory of cultural backlash argues that opposition to progressive politics has given us the populist radical right. Christian Kloetzer writes that we may have turn this logic on its head. The electorates of this party family are not consistently socially conservative. But as the German state elections in Saxony-Anhalt show, the radical right's countercultural assault increasingly channels a comprehensive rejection of all facets of cultural liberalism
Christian’s research interests lie primarily in the fields of political sociology and political history.
He seeks to better understand how historical developments in Western societies and societal change explain recent evolutions in European democracies, notably the growing support for far-right parties.
Christian recently obtained his PhD in Political Science at the University of Milan.
In his dissertation, he studied the socio-cultural attitudes of European far-right voters.
He recently published an article in Electoral Studies featuring a theoretical and empirical critique of the cultural backlash theory in a comparative perspective.
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