17. POLITICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Austria’s battle with the far-right - GUEST: Josef Lentsch
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As traditional party politics fray across Europe, Austria offers a revealing case study in democratic reinvention. Over the past three decades, political entrepreneurs have disrupted the status quo, giving rise to new movements that challenge the dominance of legacy parties. From Jörg Haider’s nationalist surge in the 1990s to the more recent ascent of the Greens and NEOS, Austrian politics has become a testing ground for innovation, polarisation, and renewal. At stake is not just who governs, but how democracy itself evolves in response to changing social and generational demands.
In the 17th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni speak with Josef Lentsch, co-founder of NEOS and a leading advocate for political innovation. They discuss what it means to innovate democracy, why Austria became fertile ground for political entrepreneurship, and what lessons the rest of Europe can draw from its evolving political landscape.
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