📘 Opening the Political Pipeline: Transparency & Civic Access to Party Lists as an Antidote to Populist Distrust
✍️ By João Ferreira Dias
📌 Why are political parties among the least trusted institutions & what can be done about it?
📌 Read: populismstudies.org/opening-the-...
📘 Opening the Political Pipeline: Transparency & Civic Access to Party Lists as an Antidote to Populist Distrust
✍️ By João Ferreira Dias
📌 Why are political parties among the least trusted institutions & what can be done about it?
📌 Read: populismstudies.org/opening-the-...
📌Law, Order and the Lives in Between
✍️ By Emmanouela Papapavlou
📍Focusing on the fatal shooting of a civilian woman by ICE agents, the piece interrogates the political logic that normalizes violence in the name of security. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/law-order-an...
📌Law, Order and the Lives in Between
✍️ By Emmanouela Papapavlou
📍Focusing on the fatal shooting of a civilian woman by ICE agents, the piece interrogates the political logic that normalizes violence in the name of security. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/law-order-an...
🎓 Session 10 | Resisting the Decline: Democratic Resilience in Authoritarian Times
📅 Thursday, January 22, 2026 🕒 15:00–17:00 (CET) 💻 Online Event
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📌 More details: populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...
🎓 Session 10 | Resisting the Decline: Democratic Resilience in Authoritarian Times
📅 Thursday, January 22, 2026 🕒 15:00–17:00 (CET) 💻 Online Event
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📌 More details: populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...
⚡️Virtual Workshop Series – Session 9: Populism, Crime & the Politics of Exclusion
📌 How do populists mobilize crime, security & moral threat to redraw the boundaries of political belonging? The session examines "crime" & exclusion.
🔗 Read: www.populismstudies.org/virtual-work...
⚡️Virtual Workshop Series – Session 9: Populism, Crime & the Politics of Exclusion
📌 How do populists mobilize crime, security & moral threat to redraw the boundaries of political belonging? The session examines "crime" & exclusion.
🔗 Read: www.populismstudies.org/virtual-work...
🧠📵 Dopamine Detox, Self-Discipline, and the Populist Moralization of Responsibility
✍️ By Zeynep Temel
📌 This commentary argues that the “dopamine detox” trend is not just about wellness—but about politics.
👉 Read and reflect: www.populismstudies.org/dopamine-det...
🧠📵 Dopamine Detox, Self-Discipline, and the Populist Moralization of Responsibility
✍️ By Zeynep Temel
📌 This commentary argues that the “dopamine detox” trend is not just about wellness—but about politics.
👉 Read and reflect: www.populismstudies.org/dopamine-det...
📘 The Journal of Populism Studies
📌Alcoholic Mobsters and Welfare Criminals: Xenophobia, Welfare Chauvinism & Populism in Gyurcsány Ferenc’s Facebook Posts on Ukrainian Citizens Prior to the War
By Petra Andits
👉 Read the article: www.populismstudies.org/alcoholic-mo...
📘 The Journal of Populism Studies
📌Alcoholic Mobsters and Welfare Criminals: Xenophobia, Welfare Chauvinism & Populism in Gyurcsány Ferenc’s Facebook Posts on Ukrainian Citizens Prior to the War
By Petra Andits
👉 Read the article: www.populismstudies.org/alcoholic-mo...
📘 Voting with Freebies: How Direct Welfare Benefits Reshape Electoral Behaviour in India 🇮🇳🗳️
✍️ By Saurabh Raj
📌The article examines how direct welfare delivery is transforming electoral politics in India.
👉 Read the commentary: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/voting-with-...
📘 Voting with Freebies: How Direct Welfare Benefits Reshape Electoral Behaviour in India 🇮🇳🗳️
✍️ By Saurabh Raj
📌The article examines how direct welfare delivery is transforming electoral politics in India.
👉 Read the commentary: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/voting-with-...
🎓 Session 9 | Populism, Crime, and the Politics of Exclusion
📅 Thursday, January 8, 2026 🕒 15:00–17:00 (CET)
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📌 More details: populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...
🎓 Session 9 | Populism, Crime, and the Politics of Exclusion
📅 Thursday, January 8, 2026 🕒 15:00–17:00 (CET)
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📌 More details: populismstudies.org/workshop-ser...
🎥🎙️ Dr. Matías Bianchi: Illiberal Actors No Longer Need to Pretend They Are Liberal
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
▶️ Watch the interview video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JEN...
📖 Read the interview: www.populismstudies.org/dr-bianchi-i...
🎥🎙️ Dr. Matías Bianchi: Illiberal Actors No Longer Need to Pretend They Are Liberal
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
▶️ Watch the interview video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JEN...
📖 Read the interview: www.populismstudies.org/dr-bianchi-i...
🔍 Iran and Turkey through ‘The Golden Cage’ and ‘Contextual Gendered Racialization’ Lens: Populism, Law, Gender and Freedom
✍️ By Dr. Hafza Girdap
⚖️ How does law become a tool of domination rather than protection?
🔗 Read now: www.populismstudies.org/iran-and-tur...
🔍 Iran and Turkey through ‘The Golden Cage’ and ‘Contextual Gendered Racialization’ Lens: Populism, Law, Gender and Freedom
✍️ By Dr. Hafza Girdap
⚖️ How does law become a tool of domination rather than protection?
🔗 Read now: www.populismstudies.org/iran-and-tur...
🎙️ Dr. Robert Butler on Trump’s European Strategy: “Non-Intervention Can Itself Become a Form of Intervention”
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
▶️ Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvO...
📖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/dr-butler-on...
🎙️ Dr. Robert Butler on Trump’s European Strategy: “Non-Intervention Can Itself Become a Form of Intervention”
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
▶️ Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvO...
📖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/dr-butler-on...
🗳️ Bihar Provincial Assembly Elections Boost Modi’s Populism
📌 In this rigorous commentary, Dr. Amir Ali analyzes how the 2025 Bihar Provincial Assembly elections have strengthened PM Narendra Modi’s populist dominance. 📊🇮🇳
📚 Read: www.populismstudies.org/bihar-provin...
🗳️ Bihar Provincial Assembly Elections Boost Modi’s Populism
📌 In this rigorous commentary, Dr. Amir Ali analyzes how the 2025 Bihar Provincial Assembly elections have strengthened PM Narendra Modi’s populist dominance. 📊🇮🇳
📚 Read: www.populismstudies.org/bihar-provin...
🚨 Dr. Butler on Trump’s European Strategy: Non-Intervention Can Itself Become a Form of Intervention
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
Dr. Butler offers a sharp comparative analysis of far-right discourse in France & the UK.
📖 Read: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/dr-butler-on...
🚨 Dr. Butler on Trump’s European Strategy: Non-Intervention Can Itself Become a Form of Intervention
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
Dr. Butler offers a sharp comparative analysis of far-right discourse in France & the UK.
📖 Read: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/dr-butler-on...
⚡️The Humanity of Migration
✍️ By Emmanouela Papapavlou
📌 What happens when migration is understood not as a “crisis,” but as a shared human reality?
📍The VoY essay offers a morally grounded & analytically sharp reflection. 👉 www.populismstudies.org/the-humanity...
⚡️The Humanity of Migration
✍️ By Emmanouela Papapavlou
📌 What happens when migration is understood not as a “crisis,” but as a shared human reality?
📍The VoY essay offers a morally grounded & analytically sharp reflection. 👉 www.populismstudies.org/the-humanity...
⚡️ Virtual Workshop Series / Session 8: Fractured Democracies - Rhetoric, Repression & the Populist Turn
📌 How does populism reshape democratic life through emotion, morality & discourse?
👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Rh...
👉 Read: populismstudies.org/virtual-work...
⚡️ Virtual Workshop Series / Session 8: Fractured Democracies - Rhetoric, Repression & the Populist Turn
📌 How does populism reshape democratic life through emotion, morality & discourse?
👉 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Rh...
👉 Read: populismstudies.org/virtual-work...
⚡️Workshop Series–Session 8: Fractured Democracies: Rhetoric, Repression & the Populist Turn
📌How does populism reshape democratic life through emotion, morality & discourse? Session addresses this question from interdisciplinary perspectives. 👉 www.populismstudies.org/virtual-work...
⚡️Workshop Series–Session 8: Fractured Democracies: Rhetoric, Repression & the Populist Turn
📌How does populism reshape democratic life through emotion, morality & discourse? Session addresses this question from interdisciplinary perspectives. 👉 www.populismstudies.org/virtual-work...
@melissadeckman.bsky.social unpacks who’s included in that number: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-an-unpopular-populist-president
@melissadeckman.bsky.social unpacks who’s included in that number: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-an-unpopular-populist-president
📖 Peace with the Kurds in Turkey: What about It?
🔍 Prof. Cengiz Aktar dismantles latest “peace” initiative toward the Kurds — arguing that what is portrayed as reconciliation is a populist choreography of harmony without structural change. www.populismstudies.org/peace-with-t...
📖 Peace with the Kurds in Turkey: What about It?
🔍 Prof. Cengiz Aktar dismantles latest “peace” initiative toward the Kurds — arguing that what is portrayed as reconciliation is a populist choreography of harmony without structural change. www.populismstudies.org/peace-with-t...
🎓 Professor Tim Bale: Nigel Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
🎙️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
🎥 Watch video now:▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyV9...
📄 Read the interview:
populismstudies.org/prof-bale-ni...
🎓 Professor Tim Bale: Nigel Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
🎙️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
🎥 Watch video now:▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyV9...
📄 Read the interview:
populismstudies.org/prof-bale-ni...
🎓 Prof. Tim Bale: Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
📖 Bale breaks down the rise of Reform UK — showing how Nigel Farage functions as both engine & ceiling of the party. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/prof-bale-ni...
🎓 Prof. Tim Bale: Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
📖 Bale breaks down the rise of Reform UK — showing how Nigel Farage functions as both engine & ceiling of the party. 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/prof-bale-ni...
🧭 Why Europe, Not China or Russia, Is the Civilisational Problem in Trump’s NSS
✍️ By Nicholas Morieson
🔖 Why does Trump’s NSS characterise Europe—rather than America’s great-power rivals—as the real civilisational crisis zone?
📖 Read: 📎 www.populismstudies.org/why-europe-n...
🧭 Why Europe, Not China or Russia, Is the Civilisational Problem in Trump’s NSS
✍️ By Nicholas Morieson
🔖 Why does Trump’s NSS characterise Europe—rather than America’s great-power rivals—as the real civilisational crisis zone?
📖 Read: 📎 www.populismstudies.org/why-europe-n...
🎙️ Professor Susan Stokes: Democracy Will Survive — And Can Return More Robust
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
🎥 Watch the interview: 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW_E...
🔖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/professor-st...
🎙️ Professor Susan Stokes: Democracy Will Survive — And Can Return More Robust
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
🎥 Watch the interview: 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW_E...
🔖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/professor-st...
📢 Professor Joseph Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
📺 Watch the interview: 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnWw...
🔖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/prof-wright-...
📢 Professor Joseph Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
✍️ Interview by Selcuk Gultasli
📺 Watch the interview: 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnWw...
🔖 Read the interview: 🔗 populismstudies.org/prof-wright-...
📚 Prof. Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
🔍 Prof. Joseph Wright offers one of the most comprehensive warnings to date about democratic erosion in the United States.
📄 Read: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/prof-wright-...
📚 Prof. Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
🔍 Prof. Joseph Wright offers one of the most comprehensive warnings to date about democratic erosion in the United States.
📄 Read: 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/prof-wright-...
🎙️ Prof. Stokes: Democracy Will Survive and Can Return More Robust
📚 Prof. Susan Stokes dissects why democratic backsliding accelerates under conditions of high inequality, partisan polarization, & weak institutional guardrails.
📚 Read → 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/professor-st...
🎙️ Prof. Stokes: Democracy Will Survive and Can Return More Robust
📚 Prof. Susan Stokes dissects why democratic backsliding accelerates under conditions of high inequality, partisan polarization, & weak institutional guardrails.
📚 Read → 🔗 www.populismstudies.org/professor-st...