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 ...
The populist zeitgeist in Turkey: A Cornelian dilemma ahead
Increasingly, Turkey is experiencing a deep wave of xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment because of a rapid increase in refugee numbers ...
The Contours of Populism in Russia: An Elite Strategy to Preserve the Status Quo
Few scholars would concur with the assumption that populism as we conceptualize it in the West applies unproblematically in Russia. ...
Dog Whistles vs. Slide Whistles: Humor as Weapon and Resistance
Today’s satirical landscape has become more complicated than the past decade’s pattern of journalistic provocations, physical attacks, and right-wing reactions. ...
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 ...
Prof. Pappas: We need creative leaders with realistic agendas against populism
Professor Takis Pappas: “I think that exactly as populism begins with some extraordinary leaders with radical ideas about how to ...
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 ...
The populist zeitgeist in Turkey: A Cornelian dilemma ahead