{"id":13534,"date":"2022-08-25T09:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T07:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=person&#038;p=13534"},"modified":"2022-08-25T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:06:17","slug":"lothar-probst","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/lothar-probst\/","title":{"rendered":"Lothar Probst"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-petroleum-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">About Lothar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignsmall\">Prof. Dr. Lothar Probst taught at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Bremen until his retirement in April 2016. He focuses on electoral, participatory and political research. Since its founding, he is a member of the &#8220;Green Academy&#8221; of the Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"news-items-wrapper news-view-normal news-count-2\">  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/after-trumps-success-a-convergence-of-the-populist-challenge\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/5099235932_84cf400a9a_b-1024x600-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/after-trumps-success-a-convergence-of-the-populist-challenge\/\">After Trump\u2019s Success: A Convergence of the Populist Challenge<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-12-19T10:00:00+01:00\">19. December 2016<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-13T11:33:33+01:00\">13. March 2024<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">This essay attempts to look for the reasons of the current success of populists on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/lothar-probst\/\">Lothar Probst<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/debate\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Debate<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div> <\/div><!-- .news-wrapper -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"projects-wrapper count-5\"><div class=\"project-item\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/project\/political-symposium\/\"><div class=\"project-thumbnail\"><a 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