Professor Ben-Ghiat: Any society can be susceptible to strongman figures if it’s the right time
Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat: “The most successful of authoritarian rulers are the ones who know how to play on that ‘we.’ And they make...
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...
Populism, Violence, and Vigilantism in Indonesia: Rizieq Shihab and His Far-Right Islamist Populism
DOWNLOAD PDF Muhammad Rizieq Shihab has been one of the most well-known faces of the far-right in Indonesia since the...
What Went Wrong in Turkey?
DOWNLOAD PDF The volume titled Islamism, Populism, and Turkish Foreign Policy, edited by Burak Bilgehan Ozpek and Bill Park (Routledge, 2019),...
Populist International (II) – Geert Wilders, an Agent of Anti-Islam Populist International Alliance
Geert Wilders’ populism is based on Islamophobia. His appeal is directly linked to the strong demand by Islamophobic groups for...
Jair Bolsonaro: Far-Right Firebrand and Cheerleader for Dictatorship
DOWNLOAD PDF Jair Bolsonaro has become notorious for his incendiary comments on women and minority rights, and his misogynistic and...
Populists International (I) — Populists Hand in Hand: Farage and Trump
How Does International Cooperation Work Between Populists? The last decade has seen a rise in cooperation between xenophobic right-wing populists,...
Erdogan’s Political Journey: From Victimised Muslim Democrat to Authoritarian, Islamist Populist
DOWNLOAD PDF With “the people” on his side, Erdogan has changed the very fabric of Turkish society. Turkey has been...