Draft:Ralph Schoellhammer

Schoellhammer received his Magister (MA) in economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in 2006. In 2015, he completed a PhD from the University of Kentucky in political science. His dissertation, titled The Cultural Causes of Institutional Decay, examined how cultural factors contribute to institutional decline.{{cite web |title=Ralph Schöllhammer CV |url=https://polisci.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/cv/schoellhammer%20cv_0.pdf |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=University of Kentucky}}

From 2015 to 2024, Schoellhammer was a lecturer in international relations at Webster Vienna Private University.{{cite web |title=Ralph Schoellhammer |url=https://experts.webster.edu/ralph-schoellhammer |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=Webster University}}

In 2023, he was appointed Visiting Fellow at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Budapest. In 2024, he became Head of the Center for Applied History and International Relations Theory, an interdisciplinary unit integrating elements from history, psychology, economics, and political science.{{cite web |title=Dr. Ralph Schoellhammer |url=https://mcc.hu/en/person/dr-ralph-schoellhammer |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=Mathias Corvinus Collegium}}

Schoellhammer is a frequent contributor to English-language publications including UnHerd, Newsweek, and Brussels Signal, where he maintains a weekly column. His articles have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Spiked, The Jerusalem Post, The Washington Examiner, and The American Spectator.{{cite web |title=Dr. Ralph Schoellhammer |url=https://unherd.com/author/ralph-schoellhammer/ |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=UnHerd.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ralph Schoellhammer |url=https://www.newsweek.com/authors/ralph-schoellhammer |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-23 |title=The definitive German election preview, with Ralph Schoellhammer |url=https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/02/the-definitive-german-election-preview-with-ralph-schoellhammer/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=The Spectator Australia |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Ralph Schoellhammer, Author at spiked |url=https://www.spiked-online.com/author/ralph-schoellhammer/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=www.spiked-online.com}}

In German, his writing has appeared in Wiener Zeitung, Die Presse, and Der Standard.{{Cite web |title=Identitäre überall - Archiv {{!}} Wiener Zeitung |url=https://www.wienerzeitung.at/h/identitare-uberall |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=www.wienerzeitung.at |language=de}}

He is a regular commentator on international broadcasters including Sky News Australia{{Cite web |date=16 March 2025 |title=Germans Paying The Price For Shying Away From Rightwing Parties |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/outsiders/germans-paying-the-price-for-shying-away-from-rightwing-parties/video/ab0523e7668a09e3a4d68c4477e18e5f |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=Sky News Australia}}, GB News{{Cite web |title=Britain's teenagers facing 'moral and social decline' as a result of Covid lockdown claims theorist |url=https://www.gbnews.com/news/britain-teenagers-moral-social-decline-covid-lockdown-video |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=www.gbnews.com |language=en}}, and The Hill TV{{Cite web |date=25 April 2025 |title=The Rising: December 29 2022 |url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/3783055-rising-december-29-2022/ |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=The Hill}}. In 2023, he appeared on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast alongside Bjorn Lomborg, discussing the cultural clash between mainstream environmentalism and pragmatic approaches to ecological policy{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfefNZDlq6o |title=How to Make the World a Better Place {{!}} Bjørn Lomborg and Ralph Schoellhammer {{!}} EP 285 |date=2022-09-05 |last=Jordan B Peterson |access-date=2025-04-25 |via=YouTube}}

Schoellhammer has attracted criticism for several of his public positions, particularly relating to multiculturalism, Middle Eastern politics, and immigration.

In a 2024 interview with GB News, he described multiculturalism as an “anti-Western ideology” and argued that it fosters hostility toward Western values and Israel. He further claimed that such ideologies cannot be countered through debate alone, stating, “They have to be defeated and humiliated.”{{cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Multiculturalism is 'an anti-Western ideology', says political scientist |url=https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/multiculturalism-is-anti-western-ideology |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=GB News}}

During the same interview, Schoellhammer referenced polling data that showed a majority of Palestinians support ongoing conflict with Israel even in the event of a two-state solution. He used this to argue against drawing a clear distinction between Hamas and the broader Palestinian population.{{cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Multiculturalism is 'an anti-Western ideology', says political scientist |url=https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/multiculturalism-is-anti-western-ideology |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=GB News}}

In multiple articles, Schoellhammer has argued that immigration is placing unsustainable pressure on European welfare systems. Writing for UnHerd, he cited Dutch government data showing a €17 billion annual net cost from immigration and pointed to low labor integration rates among immigrant populations in Austria and Germany.{{cite web |date=2 April 2024 |title=Dutch study: immigration costs state €17 billion per year |url=https://unherd.com/newsroom/dutch-study-immigration-costs-state-e17-billion-per-year |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=UnHerd}}

He has also expressed interest in the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe, such as the Sweden Democrats and Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ), and argued that these parties increasingly appeal to working-class voters disillusioned with the political mainstream.{{cite web |date=18 September 2023 |title=Sweden is Europe's right-wing success story |url=https://unherd.com/newsroom/sweden-is-europes-right-wing-success-story |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=UnHerd}} {{cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=Austria offers a glimpse into the death throes of European centrism |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/30/austria-warning-glimpse-death-throes-european-centrism |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=The Telegraph}}

• Schoellhammer, R. et al. (2015). "Emotions and E-participation of Young People: A Preliminary Study." In: 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 2415–2424.
• Schoellhammer, R. et al. (2016). "Big Data in the Policy Cycle: Policy Decision Making in the Digital Era." In: Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Vol. 26, pp. 147–169.
• Schoellhammer, R. (2014). "Before Participation: Emotions and Politics." In: Jugend und Politik: Generationendialog oder Gesellschaftskonflikt? Eds. Peter Filzmaier et al., Wien: Facultas.

• [https://www.ralphschoellhammer.net/ Official website]
• [https://mcc.hu/en/person/dr-ralph-schoellhammer MCC profile]
• [https://experts.webster.edu/ralph-schoellhammer Webster University profile]
• [https://brusselssignal.eu/author/ralph-schoellhammer/ Brussels Signal profile]