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<p>Numerous instances of <i>appeals to common sense and normality</i> can currently be observed, especially among far-right and nationalist-conservative politicians in Europe and beyond. In Austria, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, among other places, far-right politicians are emphasizing common-sense policies and solutions that entail imaginaries of a&#xa0;›new normal‹ in a&#xa0;post-crisis society. The promised ›new normal‹ is allegedly better equipped to protect its citizens by returning to an imagined past.</p><p>In this paper I claim that such appeals are necessarily fallacious because they presuppose an allegedly homogenous epistemic community. Accordingly, a&#xa0;novel political logic is being normalized, superseding rational discourse, deliberation, and expert-led policies.</p>

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»Normalizing the ›New Normal‹ as ›Common Sense‹ of ›the People‹«

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    2026年6月17日

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  • Ruth Wodak

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Numerous instances of appeals to common sense and normality can currently be observed, especially among far-right and nationalist-conservative politicians in Europe and beyond. In Austria, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, among other places, far-right politicians are emphasizing common-sense policies and solutions that entail imaginaries of a ›new normal‹ in a post-crisis society. The promised ›new normal‹ is allegedly better equipped to protect its citizens by returning to an imagined past.

In this paper I claim that such appeals are necessarily fallacious because they presuppose an allegedly homogenous epistemic community. Accordingly, a novel political logic is being normalized, superseding rational discourse, deliberation, and expert-led policies.