Interviews
Assoc. Prof. Frantz: The Rise of Personalist Leaders Is Fueling Unpredictable Global Conflict
In an interview with the ECPS, Associate Professor Erica Frantz warns that the growing rise of personalist leaders worldwide is...
Assoc. Prof. Truex: We Need the GOP to Reclaim Its Role as a Check on Trump
“We Need the GOP to Reclaim Its Role as a Check on Trump,” argues Associate Professor Rory Truex of Princeton...
Professor de Lange: D66’s Victory in Dutch Elections Cannot Be Presented as a Victory over Populism
In an in-depth interview with the ECPS, Professor Sarah de Lange of Leiden University cautions that “D66’s victory in Dutch...
Dr. Otjes: The 2025 Dutch Elections Marked Not Populism’s Decline, but Its Reconfiguration
In an in-depth interview with the ECPS, Dr. Simon P. Otjes, Assistant Professor of Dutch Politics at Leiden University, argues...
Professor Lucca: Milei Is Ultra-Neoliberal in Economics but Ultra-Populist in Rhetoric
In an exclusive interview with ECPS, Professor Juan Bautista Lucca of the National University of Rosario (UNR) analyzes Argentina’s shifting...
Prof. Llamazares: Authoritarianism Is Very Weak in Argentina, Whose Popular Culture Is Deeply Democratic
In this exclusive interview with the ECPS, Professor Ivan Llamazares of the University of Salamanca analyzes Argentina’s shifting political landscape...
Professor Wilentz: We’re No Longer Living in a Truly Democratic Regime & the Rule of Law in the US
In an in-depth and sobering interview with the ECPS, Princeton historian Professor Sean Wilentz warns that the United States has...
Dr. Sendra: Milei May See His Victory as a Blank Check to Override Institutions
In a wide-ranging interview with the ECPS, Dr. Mariana Sendra, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Deusto, examines the endurance...
Professor Schumacher: The Netherlands Is Moving into a Post-Populist Era
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Gijs Schumacher of the University of Amsterdam argues that Dutch politics may be...
Professor Pildes: Effective Government Is the Forgotten Pillar of Democracy
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Richard H. Pildes, one of America’s leading constitutional scholars, warns that democracy’s survival...
Professor Goldstone: The World’s Descent into Authoritarianism May Trigger a Revolutionary Movement
In this insightful interview, world-renowned revolution scholar Professor Jack A. Goldstone warns that we are witnessing both “a descent into...
Dr. Papageorgiou: Russia & China ‘Play Both Sides’ on Social Media to Deepen Political Polarization
In an interview with the ECPS, Dr. Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Newcastle University, examines how digital platforms...