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IdeasPeoplePrint EditionsSpring, 2020

Ruth Wodak on How the Far-Right Deceives the Public and Undermines Democracy

By Dardis McNamee
Ruth Wodak (right) and Metropole editor-in-chief Dardis McNamee in conversation. (c) Georg Messeritsch

How the far-right deceives the public and undermines democracy. A conversation with linguist Ruth Wodak.

How the far-right deceives the public and undermines democracy. A conversation with linguist Ruth Wodak.
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Dardis McNamee
Dardis McNamee is the Editor in Chief of Metropole. She has written for The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler (NYC), the Wall Street Journal Europe and Die Zeit in Vienna, as well as having been a speechwriter to two U.S. ambassadors to Austria. She was awarded the 2007 Kemper Award for Excellence in Teaching (Media & Communications).
IdeasPeoplePrint EditionsSpring, 2020

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