Environment & Climate

ECPS Symposium 2025 / Keynote Speech II — Kamil Wyszkowski: The Role of the UN in Fighting for Human Rights in This Populist Age

June 20, 2025

Fourth Annual International Symposium on ‘Civilizational Populism: National and International Challenges’ May 22–23, 2025 | University of Warsaw Keynote Speech...

Dr. Maxine Newlands, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, is a leading expert on environmental politics, ocean governance, and media ecosystems.

Interviews

Dr. Newlands: The Australian Political System Has Stepped Back from Climate Action

May 20, 2025

In this compelling interview, Dr. Maxine Newlands—an expert in environmental politics and ocean governance—warns that the “Australian political system has...

Professor Jonathan Olsen, Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies at Texas Woman’s University.

Interviews

Professor Olsen: AfD’s Growth Faces a Ceiling Despite Eastern Stronghold

March 4, 2025

Despite the AfD’s strong performance in Germany’s Sunday elections, securing nearly 21% of the vote and dominating in the East,...

Melting icebergs along Greenland's coast. Photo: Shutterstock.

Populism & Politics (P&P)

Understanding Climate Skepticism: A Rhetorical Analysis of Climate Communication by PiS, AfD, and SD

March 4, 2025

DOWNLOAD ARTICLE Please cite as: Lewis, Morgan. (2025). “Understanding Climate Skepticism: A Rhetorical Analysis of Climate Communication by PiS, AfD,...

Emirati men perform the traditional Al Ayala dance in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on December 23, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock.

Reports

Populism and Autocracy in the Gulf Countries

March 4, 2025

Please cite as: Shewan, Molly. (2025). “Populism and Autocracy in the Gulf Countries.” European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS).January 10,...

View of the A15 motorway near Paris, where the demonstration of farmers in tractors, are blocked by the police on January 29, 2024. Photo: Franck Legros.

Voice of Youth

Connection Between Populism and Identity Politics in the European Union Before the 2024 European Parliament Elections

March 6, 2025

The 2024 EU parliament election polls show the populist right and far right as the main winners. The fact that...

The refugees migrate to Europe. Photo: Shutterstock.

Voice of Youth

Climate, conflict, and migration: Europe’s next frontier of populism

March 17, 2025

The far-right populists are able to predicate on the securitisation of refugees in high welfare economies. Should welfare economies become overwhelmed...

A group of people carry a boat by hand for the disappearance of the port due to rising sea levels due to climate change in Kutubdia, Bangladesh in July 2009. Photo: Salva Campillo.

Voice of Youth

Will the climate crisis lead to Europe’s next refugee crisis?

March 17, 2025

The discussion of climate refugees has long been a feature of environmental security studies and predictions about the effects of...

Illegal deforestation to make land for agriculture and cattle pasture in Para, Brazil.

Commentaries

A pivotal election: Reversing Bolsonaro’s anti-environmental legacy?

March 17, 2025

The policies of far-right populist leader Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed that environmental protection “suffocates” the economy, have decimated large swaths...