Series Two, Episode Six: Laura Montecchio

For the final episode in our second series, we welcome Laura Montecchio, a PhD student studying with with the Department of Political Economy at King's College London.

Laura's research is entitled The Paradox of the Populist Radical Right Elitism in France, Germany, and Italy and she talks to hosts Clara Goilav and Daniel Mansfield about the paradox she believes is apparent in the populist radical right. 

Laura posits that, despite their anti-elite discourses, populist radical right parties can themselves be considered elitist in the way they have worked to delegitimise minority groups and counter-voices (“the other”) in favour of their own “in” elitist group (“the people”). 

Laura's also talks about her PhD experience King's, the weather in the UK and offers her advice for those considering further study.