In our fifth episode we speak with Daphne Halikiopoulou, professor of comparative politics at the University of Reading and an expert in the European far right. Does it make sense to refer to far right parties it as "populist"? Can far right leaders rely exclusively on cultural grievances in order to grow, or must they also address economic discontent? Does the distinction even make sense? What is to be done to counter their appeal?

You may noticed our audio quality has improved, as we know have David Kearns providing a professional audio setting. Many thanks David! Now we only need Jorge to stop pronouncing his intros at fast-forward speed.

Daphne visited the UCD Jean Monnet Centre on the New Political Economy of Europe as part of our seminar series. You can check future events and speakers here:

• http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/events/seminarseries