Political Geography: Austria / Topic: Muslims

Author:: Karl Nehammer
Publication Date:: 02-2022
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: Karl Nehammer is the current Chancellor of Austria. Three days prior to being sworn in as Chancellor on December 6, 2021, he became the managing chairman of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP). Previously, he served as the Minister of the Interior from 2020 to 2021, General Secretary of the ÖVP from 2018 to 2020, and a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020. He has been a key figure in supporting anti-Muslim policies.
Topic:: Politics, Domestic Politics, Islamophobia, Muslims, and Karl Nehammer
Political Geography:: Europe and Austria

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 10-2022
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: Susanne Raab is the current Minister of Women and Integration of Austria. She joined the government of Sebastian Kurz of the Austrian People’s Party, which was responsible for many anti-Muslim legislations that have meanwhile been rescinded by various courts. Raab has been a key figure in supporting anti-Muslim policies in Austria.
Topic:: Domestic Politics, Islamophobia, Muslims, and Susanne Raab
Political Geography:: Europe and Austria

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 12-2021
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: The Documentation Center Political Islam is a fund of the Republic of Austria according to the Law on Trusts and Funds 2015. It was established in July 2020 by the center-right New Austrian People’s Party’s (ÖVP), which has instituted a number of anti-Muslim policies. The Center’s academic advisory board hosts several experts who hold anti-Muslim views. The Center has usually presented its output alongside the Minister of Integration Affairs.
Topic:: Islamophobia, Far Right, Political Parties, and Muslims
Political Geography:: Europe and Austria

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 06-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) was founded in 1956 as a party of former Nazis. While the party remained a marginal opposition party during its first three decades, by the mid-1980s it became one of the first (and most successful) populist far-right parties in Europe. FPÖ has primarily targeted Muslims and Islam in its policies and rhetoric, and has maintained connections with far-right, anti-Muslim parties, movements, and figures across Europe, in the U.S., and in Israel.
Topic:: Populism, Islamophobia, Far Right, Political Parties, and Muslims
Political Geography:: Europe and Austria

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