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...
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...
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...
The Islamic Defenders Front: The Face of Indonesia’s Far-Right Islamism
This commentary uses a case study of Indonesia’s Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam, FPI) to explore crucial questions regarding...
Singing protest in Vienna
While many composers have retained the poison of their fascist associations, others worked directly to counter the nationalistic bluster of...