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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Right-wing populism, political Islam, and the Istanbul Convention
In the environment of rising right-wing populism, women in Turkey and across Europe are worried about losing their hard-earned legal ...
Resentment and populism: A philosophical inquiry
In periods characterized by difficulties and worries, it is easier to get discouraged and look for a scapegoat to blame ...
The Silence of the Khans: The pragmatism of Islamist populist Imran Khan and his mentor Erdogan in persecuting Muslim minorities
Erdogan and Khan’s use of Islamist populism lays bare a highly pragmatic approach to addressing Muslim issues, rather than one ...
Eivor the Trickster: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and the popularization of tricksters, anti-fascist neo-paganism, and Scandinavian mythology
ABSTRACT: In the latest installment of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, developer Ubisoft brings its acclaimed series to Viking-era England and casts ...
The Islamist Populism, Anti-Westernism and Civilizationism of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs
In Turkey under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Friday sermons of Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) frequently employ ...
How Are Religious Emotions Instrumentalized in the Supply of and Demand for Populism?
Over the past three decades, religion has become a key component of right-wing populist discourses the world over. Populist movements ...
Snowflake Resistance: Protecting the Paris Agreement Against Populism
With a concentrated focus on climate activism and the Paris Agreement, this commentary will explore the juxtaposed trajectories of populism ...
Different ways in which religion and populism intersect within world’s great faiths
Over the past three decades, religion has re-emerged as a key factor in domestic and international politics. One especially visible aspect ...
Professor Carlos de la Torre: Populism is here to stay
“When populists included it was under the condition of surrendering to the leader conceived as the embodiment of the will ...
Professor Ben-Ghiat: Any society can be susceptible to strongman figures if it’s the right time
Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat: “The most successful of authoritarian rulers are the ones who know how to play on that ‘we.’ And they make ...
Prof. Anne Gjelsvik: One topic that’s really important to someone can lead to extremism
“I think the words that we use are very important. Quite a lot of studies on the Capitol , on ...
Prof. Kurt Weyland: Elections in Turkey are held but manipulated
The Turkish regime is competitive-authoritarian a la Levitsky and Way (2010, Cambridge UP). Elections are held but manipulated, with massive ...
Prof. Ruth Wodak: I am very worried about the future of Europe
“Currently, lying doesn’t matter. That is what I call ‘post shame’. You don’t have to be ashamed, you don’t have ...
Professor Kaltwasser: Turkey cannot be considered a democratic system anymore
Professor Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser: “The crucial question is what will happen in Turkey after Erdogan? To what extent does the ...
Prof. Bertjan Verbeek: Populist foreign policy weakens soft power
Discussing the impact of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) on the country’s foreign policy, Professor Verbeek highlighted his observation ...
Prof. Michael M. Bell: We have to understand knowledge as a social relation to understand authoritarian environmental populism
Talking about environmental populism and authoritarianism Professor Michael Mayerfeld Bell, who is also an author and a composer, explains the ...
Right-wing populism, political Islam, and the Istanbul Convention