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Gouveia e Melo and the Military Messianic Zeitgeist in Portugal
Vice Admiral Gouveia e Melo’s rise from COVID-19 vaccination leader to potential presidential contender reflects Portugal’s cultural heritage of military messi ...
How Populism and Culture Wars Affect Fundamental Rights
Abstract This paper examines the intricate relationship between populism, culture wars, and fundamental rights. It explores how the rise of populist movements ...
Trump 2025: Dystopia and Fascism – The Rise of Authoritarianism in the New Government?
Donald Trump’s first campaign and election were not merely a triumph for populism but a "game-changer," bringing it to the forefront not just as an ideology bu ...
Portugal in Cultural War: Racism, Security, and the Social Contract at Stake
Portugal is facing heightened scrutiny after a young, inexperienced policeman fatally shot Odair Moniz, a Black man, under dubious circumstances. This incident ...
J.D. Vance, Populism, and Culture Wars
The entrenchment of populism and culture wars within the Republican Party, exemplified by J.D. Vance's rise, raises serious concerns about the future of Americ ...
Chega Emerges as the Elephant in the Room: What’s Next?
Chega, a populist radical right-wing party known for its anti-systemic, morally conservative, and securitarian rhetoric, secured 48 MPs, solidifying its positi ...
ECPS Academy – Summer School 2023: “Populism and environmental crisis – From denial to the new deep ecology” by Dr Heidi Hart
This talk provides an overview of the various populist strains of engagement with environmental crises. Beginning with pro-business climate denialism and movin ...
ECPS Academy Summer School — Populism, War and Crises: How populism interacts with crises during wartime? (July 3-7, 2023)
Are you passionate about global politics and understanding the dynamics that shape it? Are you looking for a way to expand your knowledge under the supe ...
A hot January in Brasilia
The “two Brazil” theory is now stressed, as never before. From now on, culture wars will have a civil confrontation dimension. It remains to be seen in what te ...
Culture wars in a fragmented Brazil, a guide to understanding what happened in Brazilian election
First of November brought Lula’s reelection as President. He won but did not win. The results leave the country in the same polarization and without any chance ...
Culture War in the War in Ukraine
Putin’s narrative of the Ukrainian government as Nazis and “junkies” is a rhetoric of legitimation of invasion and a performance of culture war. By invading Uk ...
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Dr. João Ferreira Dias
Dr. João Ferreira Dias is an integrated researcher at ISCTE's Center for International Studies (CEI-ISCTE) in the Democracy, Activism, and Citizenship research ...
João Ferreira Dias
Dr João Ferreira Dias holds a PhD in African Studies from ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon (2016) and a master's degree in History and Culture of Religions ...