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...
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...
Military and Populism: An Introduction
Although populism has become a focus of scholarly interest in the last decade, there has been much less research on...
Transnational Islamist Populism between Pakistan and Turkey: The Case of Dirilis – Ertugrul
The highly politicized, Ottomanist themes of Ertugrul Ghazi, a Turkish television drama, are a manifestation of Turkey’s desire to expand its cultural...