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Professor Lucca: Milei Is Ultra-Neoliberal in Economics but Ultra-Populist in Rhetoric

November 1, 2025

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Prof. Llamazares: Authoritarianism Is Very Weak in Argentina, Whose Popular Culture Is Deeply Democratic

October 31, 2025

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What Is the Ideology That Has Attained Social Hegemony? Let Us Call It Simply “Nativism”

October 30, 2025

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Professor Wilentz: We’re No Longer Living in a Truly Democratic Regime & the Rule of Law in the US

October 30, 2025

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Dr. Sendra: Milei May See His Victory as a Blank Check to Override Institutions

October 30, 2025

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Irina von Wiese replaces Sir Watson as the honorary president of ECPS

Former MEP Irina von Wiese replaces Sir Graham Watson as the honorary president of ECPS. Sir Watson is stepping down ...

March 6, 2025

Analysis

What does Patriotic Union’s coup plan in Germany tell us about threats posed by far-right?

As the investigations are ongoing, not much is known of the real threat to democracy that this group posed. Nevertheless, ...

March 16, 2025

Analysis

Extremist criminal offenses rise in Germany, intelligence report suggests

Right-wing extremism increased in Germany in 2019, the country’s domestic intelligence agency has reported, with over 32,000 extremists identified. The report ...

March 16, 2025

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Germany’s far-right AfD fires official over a ​racist migrant comment

Germany’s populist far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party fired an official on September 28, 2020 who had been caught on a hidden camera ...

March 16, 2025

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Dutch appeals court clears far-right leader Wilders of inciting hatred

Dutch politician Geert Wilders was acquitted by an appeals court on September 4, 2020 of discrimination, in a partial legal victory for ...

March 16, 2025

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What Is the Ideology That Has Attained Social Hegemony? Let Us Call It Simply “Nativism”

In this thought-provoking commentary, Dr. João Ferreira Dias argues that the dominant ideology underpinning contemporary right-wing movements is not populism ...

October 30, 2025

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Popular, Not Populist? Imran Khan and the Civil–Military Grammar of Populism in Pakistan

In this incisive commentary, feminist scholar Afiya S. Zia dissects the myth that Imran Khan is “popular, not populist.” Drawing ...

October 24, 2025

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Creative Destruction or Destructive Consolidation? Nobel Reflections on Growth Under Populism

This commentary examines the tension between authoritarian populism and innovation-driven growth, drawing on the insights of Nobel laureates Joel Mokyr, ...

October 20, 2025

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From the Tea Party to MAGA – How White Christian Nationalism Is Taking Control of the US

In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira Dias traces the rise of white Christian nationalism from Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and Reagan’s ...

September 30, 2025

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How Should Mainstream Parties Respond to Populism? The Internal Debates of Britain’s Labour Party under Starmer

When Keir Starmer denounced populism as a “snake oil charm” in July 2024, he became the first British Prime Minister ...

September 30, 2025

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Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine

This commentary examines how queerness intersects with genocide and international law in the context of Palestine. Ass. Professor Izat El ...

September 28, 2025

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People versus Elites, Populist Logics in Indonesia’s 2025 Unrest

Indonesia is witnessing its largest wave of protests since Reformasi, sparked by the death of Affan Kurniawan during Jakarta’s labor ...

September 4, 2025

Voice of Youth

Locked Out, Building In: Refugees in Greece Persevere Amidst Exclusion

Greece has become a critical gateway for asylum-seekers, yet increasingly restrictive migration policies, harsh detention conditions, and reduced aid leave ...

September 2, 2025

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Professor Lucca: Milei Is Ultra-Neoliberal in Economics but Ultra-Populist in Rhetoric

In an exclusive interview with ECPS, Professor Juan Bautista Lucca of the National University of Rosario (UNR) analyzes Argentina’s shifting ...

November 1, 2025

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Prof. Llamazares: Authoritarianism Is Very Weak in Argentina, Whose Popular Culture Is Deeply Democratic

In this exclusive interview with the ECPS, Professor Ivan Llamazares of the University of Salamanca analyzes Argentina’s shifting political landscape ...

October 31, 2025

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Professor Wilentz: We’re No Longer Living in a Truly Democratic Regime & the Rule of Law in the US

In an in-depth and sobering interview with the ECPS, Princeton historian Professor Sean Wilentz warns that the United States has ...

October 30, 2025

Editor’s Choice

Dr. Sendra: Milei May See His Victory as a Blank Check to Override Institutions

In a wide-ranging interview with the ECPS, Dr. Mariana Sendra, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Deusto, examines the endurance ...

October 30, 2025

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Professor Schumacher: The Netherlands Is Moving into a Post-Populist Era 

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Gijs Schumacher of the University of Amsterdam argues that Dutch politics may be ...

October 24, 2025

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Professor Pildes: Effective Government Is the Forgotten Pillar of Democracy

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Richard H. Pildes, one of America’s leading constitutional scholars, warns that democracy’s survival ...

October 24, 2025

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Professor Goldstone: The World’s Descent into Authoritarianism May Trigger a Revolutionary Movement

In this insightful interview, world-renowned revolution scholar Professor Jack A. Goldstone warns that we are witnessing both “a descent into ...

October 21, 2025

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Dr. Papageorgiou: Russia & China ‘Play Both Sides’ on Social Media to Deepen Political Polarization

In an interview with the ECPS, Dr. Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Newcastle University, examines how digital platforms ...

October 21, 2025

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• Term: Populism