Interviews
Prof. Bale: Nigel Farage Is a Marmite Politician — Loved by His Base, Toxic to Many Others
In this in-depth interview for ECPS, Professor Tim Bale offers a sharp assessment of Reform UK’s rise and Nigel Farage’s...
Prof. Wright: The Most Troubling Aspect of Trump 2.0 Is the Personalization of the Security Forces
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Joseph Wright (Penn State University) warns that the most alarming development of “Trump...
Professor Stokes: Democracy Will Survive and Can Return More Robust
In her interview with ECPS, Professor Susan Stokes explains how rising inequality and polarization create fertile ground for democratic backsliding....
Asst. Prof. Zanotti: Presidential Systems Ease Populists’ Rise to Power in Latin America
In an interview with ECPS, Dr. Lisa Zanotti—Assistant Professor at Diego Portales University and researcher at COES and Ultra-Lab—offers a...
Assoc. Prof. Larrabure: A New Right-Wing Alliance Is Emerging in Latin America—and Democracy Will Take a Toll
Chile’s November 16, 2025 presidential vote has produced an unprecedented runoff between José Antonio Kast and Jeannette Jara, crystallizing what...
Professor Youngs: We Are in an Interregnum Between the Liberal Global Order and Whatever Comes Next
In his interview with ECPS, Professor Richard Youngs (Carnegie Europe; University of Warwick) offers a sharp assessment of today’s democratic...
Professor Sullivan: The Separation of Powers in the US Does Not Function as the Framers Anticipated
In a penetrating interview with ECPS, Professor Barry Sullivan warns that “the separation of powers does not function as the...
Professor Navia: Chileans Vote For Radicals, but Expect Moderate Governance
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Patricio Navia underscores a defining paradox of Chile’s 2025 election: “Chileans ended up...
Prof. Klein: It Is Difficult to Label Japanese PM Takaichi a Populist, Despite Her Nationalism and Anti-Feminism
In this incisive interview for the ECPS, Professor Axel Klein offers a nuanced assessment of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...
Professor Kubik: Populism in CEE Is Rooted in Deep Feudal Structures Rather Than in the Communist Past
In a compelling interview with ECPS, Professor Jan Kubik challenges one of the most persistent assumptions about Central and Eastern...
Dr. Linker: Trump Is the Worst Possible Example of a Right-wing Populist
In this interview for the ECPS, Dr. Damon Linker delivers a stark assessment of Trumpism’s place in the global surge...
Dr. Vieten: Dutch Progressive Liberalism Is Rather Cosmetic as Fractured Far Right Gains
In an interview for the ECPS, Dr. Ulrike M. Vieten offers a sharp sociological reading of the 2025 Dutch elections,...