Best of: Der Abstieg der SPÖ – mit Tarik Abou-Chadi

Sep 5, 2024

Tarik Abou-Chadi, Politikwissenschaftler an der Universität Oxford und Experte für Sozialdemokratie, beleuchtet die Herausforderungen der SPÖ. Er diskutiert den Rückgang der Sozialdemokratie und die wachsende Bedeutung kultureller Themen, die die Wählerinteressen beeinflussen. Die Rolle der 68er-Generation und der Einfluss von Sebastian Kurz auf die FPÖ werden ebenfalls analysiert. Zudem wird die Verbindung zwischen Einwanderung und dem Sozialstaat hinterfragt, während ein stärkerer Fokus auf progressive Konzepte gefordert wird.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Krise der Sozialdemokratie in Österreich

02:17 • 11min

Der Niedergang der Sozialdemokratie in Österreich

13:33 • 30min

Die Doppelrolle von Sebastian Kurz in der österreichischen Politik

43:16 • 2min

Herausforderungen der Sozialdemokratie im 21. Jahrhundert

45:04 • 4min

Der Konflikt zwischen Sozialstaat und Einwanderung: Eine empirsiche Analyse

49:06 • 3min

Sozialdemokratie im Wandel

51:51 • 23min

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