Long Read — Trump and the European Right: A Strained Relationship
In this long-read analysis, Dr. Amedeo Varriale examines the increasingly strained relationship between Donald Trump and Europe's right-wing and far-right leaders, focusing...
PopuliVerse Founder Rzazade: Populism Must Be Studied as a Global Political Logic, not a Regional Pathology
In this interview for the ECPS Voice of Youth series, Khayyam Rzazade, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Candidate at the University of...
Lula’s Historic Comeback: Implications for Brazilian Democracy and the Emerging Global Order
In this commentary, Dr. Prerna Chahar examines the domestic and geopolitical implications of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s historic comeback...
MEP Gedin: The EU Is Losing Its Voice When It Comes to Upholding International Law
MEP Hanna Gedin argues that the EU’s credibility as a defender of democracy, human rights, and international law is being...
MEP Benifei: An Alliance of Interests Between the Extreme Right and Techno-Oligarchs Threatens Our Democracies
MEP Brando Benifei warns that Europe’s struggle for technological sovereignty is inseparable from the defense of democracy. In this ECPS...
Dr. Dzebo: Dayton Accomplished Peace in Bosnia, but It Has Not Been Great at Democracy
In this interview with ECPS, Dr. Semir Dzebo, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of...
Green Colonialism or Green Sovereignty? Africa’s Critical Minerals and the Politics of the Energy Transition
Africa’s centrality to the global energy transition rests increasingly on its vast reserves of critical minerals, yet mineral abundance alone...
Imran Bayoumi: The Decline of Multilateralism Rewards Both Populism and Authoritarian Powers
In this interview, Imran Bayoumi examines how the weakening of multilateral institutions and the rise of transactional diplomacy are reshaping...
Mandate Inflation: How Populists Claim Authority to Challenge Global Constraints
Please cite as:Aslam, Muhammad Faizan. (2026). “Mandate Inflation: How Populists Claim Authority to Challenge Global Constraints.” Journal of Populism Studies...
ECPS Academy Summer School — Europe Between Oceans: The Future of the EU Trade Between the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific (July 6-10, 2026)
CASE COMPETITION INFO-PACK Are you interested in global trade politics and the future of Europe in a shifting world order?...
ECPS Academy Summer School — Prof. Markus Kotzur: Can the EU lead? Policy Tools, Regulatory Power, and Global Influence
Professor Markus Kotzur's lecture explored one of the defining questions of contemporary European integration: can the European Union translate its...
ECPS Academy Summer School — Prof. Axel Berkofsky: EU-Japan Relations and Populism
Japan has long been regarded as an outlier in comparative studies of populism, distinguished by political stability, Liberal Democratic Party...