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Interviews

Dr. Locoman: Moldova’s Win Is Real, But Russia Is Not Done Yet

October 5, 2025
Reports

Virtual Workshop Series — Session 3: Populism, Freedom of Religion and Illiberal Regimes

October 5, 2025
Interviews

Dr. da Cruz: Brazilian Society Will No Longer Tolerate Attacks on Democracy

October 3, 2025
Interviews

Assoc. Prof. Cantir: Moldova’s Election a Victory for EU, Defeat for Kremlin

October 2, 2025
Commentaries

From the Tea Party to MAGA – How White Christian Nationalism Is Taking Control of the US

September 30, 2025

Authoritarianism

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Dr. Tatiana Paula da Cruz is a legal scholar with a J.D. from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, a PhD in Law from the University of Brasília, and currently a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Interviews

Dr. da Cruz: Brazilian Society Will No Longer Tolerate Attacks on Democracy

The conviction of Jair Bolsonaro and senior military officers for plotting a coup marks an unprecedented moment in Brazil’s democratic ...

October 3, 2025
Memorial for Charlie Kirk outside Turning Point USA Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 13, 2025, following his fatal shooting while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

From the Tea Party to MAGA – How White Christian Nationalism Is Taking Control of the US

In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira Dias traces the rise of white Christian nationalism from Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and Reagan’s ...

September 30, 2025
Dr. Mom Bishwakarma is a researcher in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney and sessional academic at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Interviews

Dr. Bishwakarma: Nepal’s Uprising Has Shaken Institutions, Not Transformed Them

In an interview with ECPS, Dr. Mom Bishwakarma reflects on Nepal’s September 2025 uprising, widely described as a Gen Z ...

September 30, 2025
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Reports

From Populism to Fascism? Intellectual Responsibilities in Times of Democratic Backsliding

The ECPS convened leading scholars to assess how populist movements are accelerating democratic decay and edging toward fascism. Moderated by ...

September 30, 2025
Photo: Dreamstime.
Authoritarianism

ECPS Panel — From Populism to Fascism? Intellectual Responsibilities in Times of Democratic Backsliding

Date/Time: Thursday, September 25, 2025 – 15:00-17:00 (CET)   Click here to register!   Moderator Dr. Cengiz Aktar (An Adjunct ...

September 26, 2025
Students and academics join a protest march in Haifa on September 9, 2023, against Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul. Photo: Dreamstime.
Journal of Populism Studies

Authoritarianism Curbed? Populism, Democracy and War in Israel

Please cite as: Ben-Porat, Guy & Filc, Dani. (2025). “Authoritarianism Curbed? Populism, Democracy and War in Israel.” Journal of Populism ...

September 24, 2025
Kenneth Roth is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs. Until August 2022, he served for nearly three decades as the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in some 100 countries.
Interviews

Professor Roth: Israel Exploits Antisemitism Allegations to Silence Criticism of Genocide in Gaza

In an exclusive ECPS interview, Professor Kenneth Roth—former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and now at Princeton—warns that Israel ...

September 26, 2025
The municipality office in Inaruwa, Sunsari, lies heavily damaged after protesters targeted it during the nationwide demonstrations against corruption and the social media shutdown on September 9, 2025. Photo: Nabin Gadtaula
Interviews

Professor Paudel: The Youth Uprising in Nepal Is the Result of Long-Brewing Frustrations

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Dinesh Paudel argues that the September 2025 youth uprising in Nepal was “the ...

September 24, 2025

Digital Populism

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Dr. Mom Bishwakarma is a researcher in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney and sessional academic at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Interviews

Dr. Bishwakarma: Nepal’s Uprising Has Shaken Institutions, Not Transformed Them

In an interview with ECPS, Dr. Mom Bishwakarma reflects on Nepal’s September 2025 uprising, widely described as a Gen Z ...

September 30, 2025
The municipality office in Inaruwa, Sunsari, lies heavily damaged after protesters targeted it during the nationwide demonstrations against corruption and the social media shutdown on September 9, 2025. Photo: Nabin Gadtaula
Interviews

Professor Paudel: The Youth Uprising in Nepal Is the Result of Long-Brewing Frustrations

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Dinesh Paudel argues that the September 2025 youth uprising in Nepal was “the ...

September 24, 2025
The Zhihu logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Photo: Rafael Henrique.
Journal of Populism Studies

Diversity, Rationality, and the Diffusion of Online Populism: A Study of Chinese Social Media Discussions

Please cite as: Su, Yu & Li, Tongtong. (2025). “Diversity, Rationality, and the Diffusion of Online Populism: A Study of ...

September 21, 2025
Professor Ruth Wodak is Emerita Distinguished Professor of Discourse Studies at Lancaster University, affiliated with the University of Vienna, and a member of the ECPS Advisory Board.
Interviews

Professor Wodak: Autocracy Has Become a Global Economic Corporation Backed by Oligarchs and Social Media Power

In this powerful interview with ECPS, Professor Ruth Wodak warns that “autocracy has become a global economic corporation”—a transnational network ...

August 4, 2025
Chloé Ridel, Member of the European Parliament from the Socialist Group and Rapporteur for transnational repression, during her interview with ECPS’s Selcuk Gultasli. Photo: Umit Vurel.
Interviews

EP Rapporteur Ridel: EU Should Expand Sanctions Regime to Effectively Target Transnational Repression

In an exclusive interview with ECPS, MEP Chloé Ridel, rapporteur for the European Parliament’s forthcoming report on transnational repression, underscores ...

July 18, 2025
Alina Utrata, Murat Aktaş, Luana Mathias Souto and Matilde Bufano explore how artificial intelligence, digital infrastructures, and Big Tech influence democratic participation, redefine 'the people,' and challenge gender rights and state foundations in the digital age.
Reports

ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 2 — “The People” in the Age of AI and Algorithms

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 2 — “The People” in the Age of AI and ...

July 8, 2025
Erdogan
Reports

The Transnational Diffusion of Digital Authoritarianism: From Moscow and Beijing to Ankara

DOWNLOAD PDF Please cite as:Yilmaz, Ihsan; Mamouri, Ali; Morieson, Nicholas & Omer, Muhammad. (2025). “The Transnational Diffusion of Digital Authoritarianism: ...

June 4, 2025
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Reports

Authoritarian Diffusion in the Cyberspace: How Egypt Learns, Emulates, and Cooperates in Digital Authoritarianism

DOWNLOAD REPORT Please cite as:Yilmaz, Ihsan; Mamouri, Ali; Akbarzadeh, Shahram & Omer, Muhammad. (2025). “Authoritarian Diffusion in the Cyberspace: How ...

May 20, 2025

Economics

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Articles

Capitalist Disruptions and the Democratic Retreat: A US–EU–China Comparison

Please cite as: Ozturk, Ibrahim. (2025). “Capitalist Disruptions and the Democratic Retreat: A US–EU–China Comparison.” Journal of Populism Studies (JPS). ...

September 11, 2025
Activists stage an anti-corruption demonstration in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

People versus Elites, Populist Logics in Indonesia’s 2025 Unrest

Indonesia is witnessing its largest wave of protests since Reformasi, sparked by the death of Affan Kurniawan during Jakarta’s labor ...

September 4, 2025
Protests in Turkey.
Commentaries

The Erdogan Regime and Its Future Amid Mass Protests: Prospects for Change?

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political journey reflects a dramatic transformation—from a reform-minded leader once hailed as a model for Muslim democracies ...

April 24, 2025
Trump supporters marched toward Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C., USA. Photo: Dreamstime / © Bgrocker
Interviews

Dr. Boucher: Trump Is Not the Cause, but a Symptom

In this incisive ECPS interview, Dr. Jean-Christophe Boucher, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, explores how populism is reshaping ...

April 21, 2025
Donald J. Trump, the 47th President of the United States, at his inauguration celebration in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025. Photo: Muhammad Abdullah.
Interviews

Professor Jones: Trump’s ‘Tariff Dictatorship’ Is Undermining the Global Trade Order

In an in-depth interview with ECPS, Professor Kent Jones warns that Donald Trump’s second-term trade strategy amounts to a “tariff ...

April 20, 2025
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Commentaries

The Future Course of German and Japanese Capitalism in a Multipolar World under Trump 2.0

In his compelling analysis, Professor Ibrahim Ozturk explores how “Trumpism 2.0” and a multipolar world order are challenging the foundations ...

March 21, 2025
Professor Thiemo Fetzer, an economist at the University of Warwick and the University of Bonn.
Interviews

Professor Fetzer: Populist Grievances Are More About Perception Than Reality

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Thiemo Fetzer argues that populist grievances are largely shaped by perception rather than ...

March 4, 2025
Photo: Shutterstock AI.
Commentaries

Trump and The New Capitalism: Old Wine in New Bottle

Trumpism 2.0 marks a fundamental shift in global capitalism, blending nationalist protectionism, corporate oligarchy, and digital feudalism. The US is ...

March 4, 2025

Environment & Climate

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SummerSchool
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 — Populism and Climate Change: Understanding What Is at Stake and Crafting Policy Suggestions for Stakeholders

The ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 brought together leading scholars to examine how populism and climate change intersect—a dynamic that now ...

July 17, 2025
Robert Huber is Professor of Political Science Methods at the University of Salzburg.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 – Prof. Robert Huber: Populist Narratives on Sustainability, Energy Resources and Climate Change

In his lecture at the ECPS Academy Summer School 2025, Professor Robert Huber examined how populist parties across Europe construct ...

July 16, 2025
Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, a globally renowned cognitive scientist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Bristol.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 – Prof. Stephan Lewandowsky: Climate Change, Populism, and Disinformation

The eighth lecture of the ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 was delivered online by Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, a globally recognized ...

July 17, 2025
Protest against the IMARC conference in Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2019. Extinction Rebellion and other groups march in Southbank to oppose the mining and resource industry event. Photo: Adam Calaitzis.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 – Prof. Philippe Le Billon: Climate Change, Natural Resources and Conflicts

Professor Philippe Le Billon’s lecture critically examined how climate-related conflicts emerge from three sources: the impacts of climate change itself, ...

July 16, 2025
Professor Erik Swyngedouw, a globally respected scholar in the fields of political ecology and critical social theory. He is Professor of Geography at the University of Manchester and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Social Change.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 – Prof. Eric Swyngedouw: The Climate Deadlock and The Unbearable Lightness of Climate Populism

In his compelling lecture, Professor Erik Swyngedouw offered a radical critique of contemporary climate discourse, describing it as trapped in ...

July 16, 2025
Carnival float showing Greta Thunberg holding the older generation by their ears, symbolizing "Fridays for Future" in Düsseldorf, Germany on March 3, 2019. Photo: Christian Drees.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 – Dr. Heidi Hart: Art Attacks – Museum Vandalism as a Populist Response to Climate Trauma?

Dr. Heidi Hart’s lecture illuminated the provocative intersection of art, activism, and climate trauma. Through an interdisciplinary lens, she explored why ...

July 15, 2025
Protesters demonstrate on Earth Day against President Trump’s environmental policies in Ventura, California, on April 29, 2017. Photo: Joe Sohm.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 –Prof. Daniel Fiorino: Ideology Meets Interest Group Politics – The Trump Administration and Climate Mitigation

The fourth lecture of the ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 featured Professor Daniel Fiorino, a leading expert on environmental policy ...

July 15, 2025
Farmers and truckers protest against subsidy cuts at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2024. Photo: Shutterstock.
Reports

ECPS Academy Summer School 2025 – Prof. Sandra Ricart: Climate Change, Food, Farmers, and Populism

Professor Sandra Ricart delivered a timely and insightful lecture on the intersection of climate change, agriculture, and populism in Europe. ...

July 16, 2025

Extremism & Radicalisation

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United States Bill of Rights alongside a Bible and bullets. Photo: Cheryl Casey.
Reports

Virtual Workshop Series — Session 3: Populism, Freedom of Religion and Illiberal Regimes

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “Virtual Workshop Series — Session 3: Populism, Freedom of Religion and Illiberal Regimes.” European Center ...

October 5, 2025
Memorial for Charlie Kirk outside Turning Point USA Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 13, 2025, following his fatal shooting while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

From the Tea Party to MAGA – How White Christian Nationalism Is Taking Control of the US

In this commentary, Dr. João Ferreira Dias traces the rise of white Christian nationalism from Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” and Reagan’s ...

September 30, 2025
Dr. DB Subedi is a leading scholar of peace and conflict studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Interviews

Dr. DB Subedi Warns: Transitional Nepal May Face Real Dangers from Rising Religious Populism

“Transitional Nepal may face real dangers from rising religious populism,” cautions Dr. DB Subedi, lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies ...

September 30, 2025
Students and academics join a protest march in Haifa on September 9, 2023, against Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul. Photo: Dreamstime.
Journal of Populism Studies

Authoritarianism Curbed? Populism, Democracy and War in Israel

Please cite as: Ben-Porat, Guy & Filc, Dani. (2025). “Authoritarianism Curbed? Populism, Democracy and War in Israel.” Journal of Populism ...

September 24, 2025
Omer Bartov, Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University-
Interviews

Professor Bartov: Making Life Impossible in Gaza Is a Deliberate Strategy of Slow-Moving Genocide

In a powerful interview with ECPS, genocide scholar Omer Bartov argues that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to a ...

August 7, 2025
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Fratelli d’Italia party and candidate for prime minister, during an electoral rally in Turin, Italy, September 2022. Photo: Mike Dot.
Profiles

Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy (FdI): Conservative, Populist, or Extreme Right? 

Please cite as:Varriale, Amedeo. (2025). “Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy (FdI): Conservative, Populist, or Extreme Right?” ECPS Party Profiles. European ...

July 27, 2025
Professor Tariq Modood, the founding Director of the Bristol University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship.
Interviews

Professor Modood: A ‘Multiculturalist International’ Needed to Counter ‘Far-Right International’

In this wide-ranging interview with ECPS, Professor Tariq Modood calls for the creation of a “multiculturalist international” to counter the ...

August 4, 2025
Billboard reading “The Looting Government,” part of a protest campaign against the conservative coalition's policies in Ra'anana, Israel, May 2023. Photo: Rene Van Den Berg
Interviews

Professor Ben-Porat: Israel’s Rightward Shift Is More Than Political Strategy

In a candid and comprehensive interview with ECPS, Professor Guy Ben-Porat warns that Israel's political rightward shift is not simply ...

June 5, 2025

Gender

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Banksy protest mural in Palestine. A mural by the artist Banksy on a wall in the West Bank village of Beit Sahour, June 18, 2014. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine

This commentary examines how queerness intersects with genocide and international law in the context of Palestine. Ass. Professor Izat El ...

September 28, 2025
A distressed Black woman professional faces gender discrimination and workplace bullying, as male colleagues point fingers and place blame. The image highlights the emotional toll of inequality and harassment in professional environments. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

“No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent”: Is Eleanor Roosevelt Right?

Can we truly choose not to feel inferior? In this thought-provoking commentary, Syed Yousha Haider critically examines Eleanor Roosevelt’s famous ...

June 18, 2025
Urban graffiti depicting the face of a woman in a hijab, located in an immigrant-populated neighborhood on September 1, 2015. The urban area of Berlin, Germany—home to 4 million residents—ranks as the 7th most populous in the European Union. Photo: Dreamstime.
Journal of Populism Studies

Evaluations of Female Muslim Politicians in a Populist Era: Measuring Intersectionality Using Interaction Effects and Conjoint Experiments

AbstractHow do voters evaluate female Muslim politicians? The literature mainly approaches voter evaluations of underrepresented groups from a unitary perspective, ...

June 3, 2025
Young Kurdish women dressed in red in Erbil, Iraq, on September 10, 2021. Photo: Serhii Ivashchuk.
Policy Papers

Violence Against Women: Towards a Policy Understanding of the Patriarchy

DOWNLOAD POLICY PAPER Please cite as:  Hussain, Shilan Fuad. (2025). “Violence Against Women: Towards a Policy Understanding of the Patriarchy.” ...

March 4, 2025
Reports

Mapping European Populism – Panel 8: Populism, Gender and Sexuality in Europe

Please cite as: Guidotti, Andrea. (2024). Report on “Mapping European Populism – Panel 8: Populism, Gender and Sexuality in Europe.” ...

March 6, 2025
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Commentaries

Revealing the Intricacies of Gendered Islamophobia and Populism through the Lens of Transnational Feminist Endeavors

As transnational feminist scholars and activists, it becomes imperative for us to intervene in feminist epistemologies by carefully discerning the ...

March 6, 2025
Turkish women protest against violence towards women. A woman carries a banner that reads "Stop violence, abuse, rape" during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey on April 4, 2015. Photo: Deniz Toprak.
Commentaries

Unmasking Gender (In)Equality: Turkey’s Post-2023 Election Landscape

According to the World Economic Forum's 2020 Gender Gap Index, Turkey ranks 129th out of 146 countries surveyed. This ranking ...

March 6, 2025
Painting portraying a Kurdish woman in traditional costume by the artist Khairy Adam.
Commentaries

Surveying the landscape of women’s rights: Observations from a researcher

The intertwined dynamics of the 'patriarchal trifecta'—forced marriages, female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called honor killings—create a symbiotic relationship, reinforcing ...

March 16, 2025

Human Rights

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Banksy protest mural in Palestine. A mural by the artist Banksy on a wall in the West Bank village of Beit Sahour, June 18, 2014. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

Queerness, Genocide, and International Law – A Look at Palestine

This commentary examines how queerness intersects with genocide and international law in the context of Palestine. Ass. Professor Izat El ...

September 28, 2025
Kenneth Roth is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs. Until August 2022, he served for nearly three decades as the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in some 100 countries.
Interviews

Professor Roth: Israel Exploits Antisemitism Allegations to Silence Criticism of Genocide in Gaza

In an exclusive ECPS interview, Professor Kenneth Roth—former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and now at Princeton—warns that Israel ...

September 26, 2025
Demonstration organized by KOD in Kraków, Poland, on January 9, 2016, in defense of free media and democracy against the PiS government. Photo: Krzysztof Nahlik.
Reports

Virtual Workshop Series — Session 2: The ‘Nation’ or just an ‘Accidental Society’: Identity, Polarization, Rule of Law and Human Rights in 1989–2025 Poland

Please cite as: ECPS Staff. (2025). “Virtual Workshop Series — Session 2: The ‘Nation’ or just an ‘Accidental Society’: Identity, ...

October 5, 2025
Dr. Mark Levene is a genocide scholar, peace activist, and Emeritus Fellow in History at the University of Southampton.
Interviews

Dr. Levene: Dysfunctional International System Enables Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

A new United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, citing mass killings, forced ...

September 18, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watching the August 30 Victory Day Parade in Ankara, Turkey on August 30, 2014. Photo by Mustafa Kirazli.
Interviews

Professor Barkey: Turkey Has Become a Full-Blown Authoritarian System

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Henri Barkey—born in Turkey and one of the leading US experts on Middle ...

September 13, 2025
Aryeh Neier is an iconic human rights defender, former Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), founding Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), and former President of the Open Society Foundations.
Interviews

Human Rights Icon Aryeh Neier: Anti-Israel Speech Is Not Antisemitism

In an exclusive interview with the ECPS, Aryeh Neier — founding Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and former President ...

September 10, 2025
Professor Norman Finkelstein was born in New York City to Jewish Holocaust-survivor parents and, in 2020, named the fifth most influential political scientist in the world.
Interviews

Prof. Finkelstein: Israel Will Mass Gazans at the Border, Bomb Relentlessly, and Force Egypt’s Hand

Professor Norman Finkelstein—NYC-born to Holocaust-survivor parents and, in 2020, ranked the world’s fifth most influential political scientist—tells ECPS that “Israel ...

September 6, 2025
Activists stage an anti-corruption demonstration in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

People versus Elites, Populist Logics in Indonesia’s 2025 Unrest

Indonesia is witnessing its largest wave of protests since Reformasi, sparked by the death of Affan Kurniawan during Jakarta’s labor ...

September 4, 2025

Global Peace & Order

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Dr. Cristian Cantir is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Oakland University.
Interviews

Assoc. Prof. Cantir: Moldova’s Election a Victory for EU, Defeat for Kremlin

In an interview with ECPS, Dr. Cristian Cantir (Oakland University) described Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary elections as “a major win for ...

October 2, 2025
Dr. Mark Levene is a genocide scholar, peace activist, and Emeritus Fellow in History at the University of Southampton.
Interviews

Dr. Levene: Dysfunctional International System Enables Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

A new United Nations commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, citing mass killings, forced ...

September 18, 2025
Photo: Dreamstime
Articles

Capitalist Disruptions and the Democratic Retreat: A US–EU–China Comparison

Please cite as: Ozturk, Ibrahim. (2025). “Capitalist Disruptions and the Democratic Retreat: A US–EU–China Comparison.” Journal of Populism Studies (JPS). ...

September 11, 2025
Professor Thiemo Fetzer, an economist at the University of Warwick and the University of Bonn.
Interviews

Professor Fetzer: Populist Grievances Are More About Perception Than Reality

In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Thiemo Fetzer argues that populist grievances are largely shaped by perception rather than ...

March 4, 2025
SummerSchool-D5L1
Videos

Summer School 2024 — Brexit and ‘National Conservatism’

Lecturer: Dr. Craig Calhoun (Professor at Arizona State University). Moderator: Dr. Franco Zappettini (Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool). Professor Craig Calhoun examined Britain’s ...

March 4, 2025
SummerSchool-D3L3
Videos

Summer School 2024 — Populism, Constructive and Destructive

Lecturer: Dr. Louis Kreisberg (Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University). Moderator: Dr. Alexandra Homolar (Professor at the University of Warwick). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF7SvBoLvYs Dr. Louis Kriesberg is ...

March 4, 2025
SummerSchool-D2L2
Videos

Summer School 2024 — Populism, Hindu Nationalism and Foreign Policy in India

Lecturer: Dr. Thorsten Wojczewski (Lecturer at Coventry University). Moderator: Dr Ajay Gudavarthy (Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEj48mldc0Y Dr. ...

March 4, 2025
SummerSchool-D4L1
Videos

Summer School 2024 — EU’s External Relations: Do Populists Propel It, Or Does It Propel Populists?

Lecturer: Dr. Bertjan Verbeek (Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen Netherlands). Moderator: Dr. Ana E. Juncos Garcia (Professor at the University of Bristol). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jICdgIwD3I Dr. ...

December 22, 2024

Leadership & Persona

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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking and gesturing in the House of Commons, UK Parliament, at Westminster Palace in London, UK, on February 7, 2024. Photo: Tennessee Witney.
Voice of Youth

How Should Mainstream Parties Respond to Populism? The Internal Debates of Britain’s Labour Party under Starmer

When Keir Starmer denounced populism as a “snake oil charm” in July 2024, he became the first British Prime Minister ...

September 30, 2025
Photo: Dreamstime.
Reports

From Populism to Fascism? Intellectual Responsibilities in Times of Democratic Backsliding

The ECPS convened leading scholars to assess how populist movements are accelerating democratic decay and edging toward fascism. Moderated by ...

September 30, 2025
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Fratelli d’Italia party and candidate for prime minister, during an electoral rally in Turin, Italy, September 2022. Photo: Mike Dot.
Profiles

Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy (FdI): Conservative, Populist, or Extreme Right? 

Please cite as:Varriale, Amedeo. (2025). “Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy (FdI): Conservative, Populist, or Extreme Right?” ECPS Party Profiles. European ...

July 27, 2025
A distressed Black woman professional faces gender discrimination and workplace bullying, as male colleagues point fingers and place blame. The image highlights the emotional toll of inequality and harassment in professional environments. Photo: Dreamstime.
Commentaries

“No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent”: Is Eleanor Roosevelt Right?

Can we truly choose not to feel inferior? In this thought-provoking commentary, Syed Yousha Haider critically examines Eleanor Roosevelt’s famous ...

June 18, 2025
Professor Stephen E. Hanson, the Lettie Pate Evans Professor in the Department of Government at William & Mary University.
Interviews

Professor Hanson: Trump’s Patrimonial Rule Treats the State as Personal Property and Undermining Impartial Governance

In a thought-provoking interview with the ECPS, Professor Stephen E. Hanson unpacks how US President Donald Trump exemplifies a growing ...

March 18, 2025
Photo: Shutterstock AI.
Commentaries

Trump and The New Capitalism: Old Wine in New Bottle

Trumpism 2.0 marks a fundamental shift in global capitalism, blending nationalist protectionism, corporate oligarchy, and digital feudalism. The US is ...

March 4, 2025
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Memorial Service for the Muslim victims of the Christchurch shootings, held in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, on March 29, 2019, with a significant police presence. Photo: Sheryl Watson.
Commentaries

Agent-Based Simulation and Linguistic Analysis of Populist vs. Non-Populist Rhetoric: Insights on Polarization and Cohesion

Our agent-based simulations show that non-populist rhetoric, exemplified by former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, fosters societal cohesion through ...

March 4, 2025
Ultra-right-wing Argentine politician Javier Milei during the PASO elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina on August 13, 2023. Photo: Facundo Florit.
Commentaries

Javier Milei’s Victory: A New Chapter for Right-Wing Populism in Argentina?

Despite the global far-right's excitement over Javier Milei's victory, it is crucial to approach Milei's election cautiously and avoid interpreting ...

March 6, 2025

Migration

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Dr. Ecaterina Locoman is a Senior Lecturer at the Lauder Institute and in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Interviews

Dr. Locoman: Moldova’s Win Is Real, But Russia Is Not Done Yet

Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary elections mark a pivotal moment in the geopolitical tug-of-war between the European Union and Russia. Despite unprecedented ...

October 5, 2025
Dr. Cristian Cantir is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Oakland University.
Interviews

Assoc. Prof. Cantir: Moldova’s Election a Victory for EU, Defeat for Kremlin

In an interview with ECPS, Dr. Cristian Cantir (Oakland University) described Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary elections as “a major win for ...

October 2, 2025
Dr. DB Subedi is a leading scholar of peace and conflict studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Interviews

Dr. DB Subedi Warns: Transitional Nepal May Face Real Dangers from Rising Religious Populism

“Transitional Nepal may face real dangers from rising religious populism,” cautions Dr. DB Subedi, lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies ...

September 30, 2025
Professor Norman Finkelstein was born in New York City to Jewish Holocaust-survivor parents and, in 2020, named the fifth most influential political scientist in the world.
Interviews

Prof. Finkelstein: Israel Will Mass Gazans at the Border, Bomb Relentlessly, and Force Egypt’s Hand

Professor Norman Finkelstein—NYC-born to Holocaust-survivor parents and, in 2020, ranked the world’s fifth most influential political scientist—tells ECPS that “Israel ...

September 6, 2025
Falun Gong practitioners gather at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic on July 20, 2019 to raise awareness about organ harvesting in China. Photo: Dreamstime.
Voice of Youth

Harvested in Silence: The Silent Surgery War on Migrant Bodies

While the global community often articulates refugee detention as a banner of humanitarian concern, escalating evidence from Libya and North ...

September 3, 2025
Refugees and migrants disembark at the port of Thessaloniki after being transferred from the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos Island, Greece, September 2, 2019. Photo: Vasilis Ververidis.
Voice of Youth

Locked Out, Building In: Refugees in Greece Persevere Amidst Exclusion

Greece has become a critical gateway for asylum-seekers, yet increasingly restrictive migration policies, harsh detention conditions, and reduced aid leave ...

September 2, 2025
Professor Tariq Modood, the founding Director of the Bristol University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship.
Interviews

Professor Modood: A ‘Multiculturalist International’ Needed to Counter ‘Far-Right International’

In this wide-ranging interview with ECPS, Professor Tariq Modood calls for the creation of a “multiculturalist international” to counter the ...

August 4, 2025
Several thousand protesters marched in Bristol, UK, on February 4, 2017, opposing President Trump's scheduled state visit to the UK and his executive order banning travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. Photo: Dreamstime.
Journal of Populism Studies

Impact of Civilizational Populism on Intergroup Emotions, Social Cohesion, and Civility in the UK

Please cite as: Wathtuwa-Durayalage, Sudeshika. (2025). “Impact of Civilizational Populism on Intergroup Emotions, Social Cohesion, and Civility in the UK.” ...

June 11, 2025

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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking and gesturing in the House of Commons, UK Parliament, at Westminster Palace in London, UK, on February 7, 2024. Photo: Tennessee Witney.
Voice of Youth

How Should Mainstream Parties Respond to Populism? The Internal Debates of Britain’s Labour Party under Starmer

When Keir Starmer denounced populism as a “snake oil charm” in July 2024, he became the first British Prime Minister ...

September 30, 2025
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and its implications for EU defense policies.”
Photo: Kirill Makarov.
Voice of Youth

Between Security and Suffering: The Human Cost of Europe’s Defense Resurgence 

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshapes Europe’s security landscape, the EU faces a “watershed moment” demanding unprecedented defense spending and ...

September 8, 2025
Falun Gong practitioners gather at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic on July 20, 2019 to raise awareness about organ harvesting in China. Photo: Dreamstime.
Voice of Youth

Harvested in Silence: The Silent Surgery War on Migrant Bodies

While the global community often articulates refugee detention as a banner of humanitarian concern, escalating evidence from Libya and North ...

September 3, 2025
Refugees and migrants disembark at the port of Thessaloniki after being transferred from the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos Island, Greece, September 2, 2019. Photo: Vasilis Ververidis.
Voice of Youth

Locked Out, Building In: Refugees in Greece Persevere Amidst Exclusion

Greece has become a critical gateway for asylum-seekers, yet increasingly restrictive migration policies, harsh detention conditions, and reduced aid leave ...

September 2, 2025
The controversial Israeli separation wall dividing Israel from the West Bank, often referred to as the segregation wall in Palestine. Photo: Giovanni De Caro.
Voice of Youth

The Psychological Toll of Graphic Content in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

As massacre and starvation content floods social media in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attack, a new generation of ...

July 29, 2025
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ECPS Academy Summer School — Populism and Climate Change: Understanding What Is at Stake and Crafting Policy Suggestions for Stakeholders (July 7-11, 2025)

Case Competition Information Pack Are you interested in global political affairs? Do you wish to learn how to draft policy ...

July 17, 2025
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Summer School 2024 — Populism, Hindu Nationalism and Foreign Policy in India

Lecturer: Dr. Thorsten Wojczewski (Lecturer at Coventry University). Moderator: Dr Ajay Gudavarthy (Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEj48mldc0Y Dr. ...

March 4, 2025
The VolunCITIZEN Erasmus+ journey was launched in Denmark with the first kickoff meeting in January 2024, marked by passion and collaboration with partners from Poland, Estonia, and Belgium.
ECPS Youth

Celebrating Success: ECPS’s First Erasmus+ Supported Project

We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of VolunCITIZEN, the very first project supported by Erasmus+ funds at ECPS! ...

March 16, 2025
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