What surrounds the 2024 European elections?
In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 European Elections, let's take a closer look at the political landscape of Europe. The...
‘Foreigners’ in Radical Right Populism: Enemies or Friends?
Populist radical right parties are known to be nativist, even xenophobic, opposing foreigners and using hostile rhetoric against them. Even...
How and why do we need preventive justice?
The saying often goes that history repeats itself. However, this is not entirely accurate. It’s people who repeat history. Not...
Climate, conflict, and migration: Europe’s next frontier of populism
The far-right populists are able to predicate on the securitisation of refugees in high welfare economies. Should welfare economies become overwhelmed...
In search of a healthy political space in Brazil after fervid presidential election
Brazil’s last elections unmasked a polarized society who condemns former president Jair Bolsonaro for the major exploiting of the Amazonas...
Will the climate crisis lead to Europe’s next refugee crisis?
The discussion of climate refugees has long been a feature of environmental security studies and predictions about the effects of...
How has Hindutva populism blurred the line between caste and religion in Indian democracy?
Traditionally, caste and religion have been the two most prominent cleavages in India. Before 2014, upper-caste people used to identify...
The anatomy of the Italian vote
In a few months, indignant citizens will probably forget their fascist fear, while Meloni’s supporters, after the “honeymoon period”, will...
Think that populism had peaked? Think again
Far from the view that populism in Europe had peaked during the Covid era, rising migration and worsening economic inequality...
On Chantal Mouffe’s ‘Democratic Agonism’ and EU Democratic Deficit
Conflict constitutes an essential part of a healthy democratic society and should not be eradicated from it. Nevertheless, the “others”...
Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It
In her book, Jessie Daniels deconstructs whiteness and scrutinizes individuals’ contributions to and relationships with it, making “Nice White Ladies” an...
Digital Populism: The Internet and the Rise of Right-wing Populism
This article is an attempt to critically assess the utilization of internet platforms by right-wing populists. Analysing both primary and...