MEP Gedin: The EU Is Losing Its Voice When It Comes to Upholding International Law
MEP Hanna Gedin argues that the EU’s credibility as a defender of democracy, human rights, and international law is being...
The Antifeminist Paradox: Eduarda Campopiano and the Political Rewards of Reaction in Brazil
The electoral rise of Eduarda Campopiano illustrates how female political entrepreneurship, antifeminism, and cultural backlash converge in contemporary Brazil. Beyond...
Prof. Sátyro: Bolsonarismo Has Already Become Bigger Than Bolsonaro Himself
In an interview with ECPS, Professor Natália Sátyro argues that Brazil’s 2026 presidential election reflects a conflict extending far beyond the Lula–Flávio...
ECPS Panel on Demographic Populism: Demography as a Political Battleground: Migration, Family, Race, Religion, and Radical-Right Populism
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – 16:15-18:30 (CET) Click here to register! Moderator Klaudia Koxha (Postdoctoral Fellow at the University...
From ‘My Family Is Safe’ to Gendered Authoritarianism: Redrawing the Boundaries of Belonging in Turkey
In this commentary, Dr. Hafza Girdap examines Turkey’s intensifying anti-gender politics through the interconnected concepts of gendered populism, gendered authoritarianism, and differentiated...
Dr. Valverde: Autocracies See Independent Civic Space Itself as a Strategic Threat
In this interview with ECPS, Dr. María José Urzúa Valverde examines how authoritarianism, populism, and democratic backsliding increasingly intersect with...
Asst. Prof. Pauselli: LGBTQ+ Rights Have Become a Symbolic Boundary in Global Politics
Authoritarian governments, populist movements, and rising powers are increasingly challenging the liberal international order not only by contesting specific human...
‘Ugly, Badly Groomed, and Bitter’: Gendered Delegitimation and Aesthetic Politics
In this incisive analysis, Dr. Gwenaëlle Bauvois interrogates how contemporary far-right discourse mobilizes gendered and aesthetic hierarchies to structure political...
The Ripple Effect: How a Finnish Hate Speech Case Fuels Transatlantic Culture Wars
Dr. Gwenaëlle Bauvois shows how a single legal case can reverberate far beyond its national context, becoming a transnational resource...
March 8th: For Every Victory That Was Not Considered Important
In this reflective Voice of Youth (VoY) commentary for International Women’s Day, Emmanouela Papapavlou examines how gender hierarchy persists not...
Prof. Bjarnegård: Gender Will Become a Central Fault Line Between Liberal Democracy and Authoritarian Populism
In this ECPS interview, Professor Elin Bjarnegård (Uppsala University) argues that gender is no longer a side issue but “a...