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ECPS Conference 2025 / Roundtable III — When the Social Contract is Broken: How to Put the Genie Back

July 9, 2025
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 8 — ‘The People’ vs ‘The Elite’: A New Global Order?

July 9, 2025
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 7 — ‘The People’ in Schröndinger’s Box: Democracy Alive and Dead

July 9, 2025
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 6 — The ‘People’ in Search of Democracy

July 9, 2025
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 5 — Governing the ‘People’: Divided Nations

July 9, 2025

Profiles

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Prabowo Subianto sings during a grand campaign at GBK Stadium in Jakarta on March 23, 2014. After four attempts, Prabowo was finally elected President of Indonesia in 2024. Photo: MRNPic.
Leaders

From Political Pariah to President: Prabowo Subianto and the Perils of Populism in Indonesia

Please cite as:Watmough, Simon P. (2021). “From Political Pariah to President: Prabowo Subianto and the Perils of Populism in Indonesia.” ...

March 4, 2025
Richard Spencer, Nathan Damigo, Tim Gionet & entourage arrives during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA that turned violent resulting in one death and multiple injuries on August 12, 2017. Photo: Kim Kelley-Wagner
Profiles

Richard B. Spencer: The founder of alt-right presents racism in a chic new outfit

Kenes, Bulent (2021). “Richard B. Spencer: The founder of alt-right presents racism in a chic new outfit.” ECPS Leader Profiles. ...

March 16, 2025
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Profiles

CasaPound Italy: The Sui Generis Fascists of the New Millennium

DOWNLOAD PDF Kenes, Bulent. (2021). “CasaPound Italy: The Sui Generis Fascists of the New Millennium.” ECPS Organisation Profiles. European Center ...

March 16, 2025
Caricature of The Five Star Movement in carnival parade of floats and masks, made of paper-pulp in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy in January 2018.
Profiles

Institutionalized Populism: The “Strange Case” of the Italian Five Star Movement

DOWNLOAD PDF Varriale, Amedeo. (2021). “Institutionalized Populism: The “Strange Case” of the Italian Five Star Movement.” ECPS Party Profiles. European ...

March 16, 2025
Parade Tauhid or Parade of Tawheed, muslim marched from central stadium to the central city of Jakarta and back. Muhammad Riziq Shihab was giving oration in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 17 2015. Photo: Riana Ambarsari
Profiles

Populism, Violence, and Vigilantism in Indonesia: Rizieq Shihab and His Far-Right Islamist Populism

DOWNLOAD PDF Yilmaz, Ihsan & Barton, Greg. (2021). “Populism, Violence, and Vigilantism in Indonesia: Rizieq Shihab and His Far-Right Islamist ...

March 16, 2025
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Profiles

NMR: A Nordic neo-Nazi organization with aims of establishing totalitarian rule across Scandinavia

DOWNLOAD PDF Kenes, Bulent. (2021). “NMR: A Nordic neo-Nazi organization with aims of establishing totalitarian rule across Scandinavia.” ECPS Organisation ...

March 16, 2025
QAnon Shaman, Jake Angeli is seen as roaming near the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection which was initiated by Former US President Donald Trump in Washington D.C.. Photo: Johnny Silvercloud
Profiles

QAnon: A Conspiracy Cult or Quasi-Religion of Modern Times?

DOWNLOAD PDF Kenes, Bulent. (2021). “QAnon: A Conspiracy Cult or Quasi-Religion of Modern Times?” ECPS Organisation Profiles. European Center for ...

March 16, 2025
Armed protesters, including Boogaloo Boys, on the lawn of the Michigan capitol, denying the results of the recent election before the inauguration of Joe Biden in Lansing, Michigan, US on January 17, 2021. Photo: Lester Graham
Profiles

Boogaloo Bois: Violent Anti-Establishment Extremists in Festive Hawaiian Shirts

DOWNLOAD PDF Kenes, Bulent. (2021). “Boogaloo Bois: Violent Anti-Establishment Extremists in Festive Hawaiian Shirts.” ECPS Organisation Profiles. European Center for ...

March 16, 2025

Policy Papers

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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
Data protection concept featuring binary code overlayed with the European Union flag. Photo: KB-Photodesign.
Policy Papers

Future Resilience of the European Technology Security Policy Paper

DOWNLOAD POLICY PAPER Please cite as: Miguel De Vera, Anton; Hamaiunova, Viktoriia; Koleszár, Réka & Pasquettaz, Giada. (2024) “Future Resilience ...

March 4, 2025
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance at a rally in Atlanta, GA, on August 3, 2024. Photo: Phil Mistry.
Policy Papers

Anticipating the Trump Effect: Strengthening the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Amid Populist Pressures

DOWNLOAD POLICY PAPER Please cite as:Bottura, Beatrice; O’Keeffe-Johnston, Paris; Gkampeta, Pinelopi; Malai, Ludmila; Lynch, Matt; Park, Joon & Gräf, Leon. ...

March 4, 2025
US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Photo: Shutterstock.
Policy Papers

Revising the Trumpian Legacy in the US Foreign Policy towards Latin America*

DOWNLOAD POLICY PAPER Please cite as: Ronco, Massimo & Pretorius, Christo. (2024). “Revising the Trumpian Legacy in the US Foreign ...

March 5, 2025
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Policy Papers

EU Employment Law and the AI Act: A Policy Brief Putting the Human Back in ‘Human-Centric’ Policy

DOWNLOAD POLICY PAPER Please cite as: Pretorius, Christo. (2024). “EU Employment Law and the AI Act: A Policy Brief Putting the ...

March 5, 2025

Working Papers

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Working Papers

From Populism to Racism: The Chinese American Trickster Tradition from Sun Wu Kong to Wittman Ah Sing

Sener, Omer & Demir, Mustafa. (2021). “From Populism to Racism: The Chinese American Trickster Tradition from Sun Wu Kong to ...

March 16, 2025

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Scholars and thought leaders reflect on repairing democratic trust at Roundtable III of the ECPS Conference 2025, titled “When the Social Contract Is Broken: How to Put the Genie Back.” Featuring Aviezer Tucker, Baron John Alderdice, and Julian F. Müller, co-chaired by Irina von Wiese and Selçuk Gültaşlı at St Cross College, Oxford.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Roundtable III — When the Social Contract is Broken: How to Put the Genie Back

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Roundtable III — When the Social Contract is Broken: How to ...

July 9, 2025
Scholars unpack the shifting dynamics between “the people” and “the elite” in a global context during Panel VIII of the ECPS Conference 2025. Featuring papers on populist elites, authoritarian networks, and civil society resistance, the panel was co-chaired by Ashley Wright and Azize Sargın.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 8 — ‘The People’ vs ‘The Elite’: A New Global Order?

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 8 — ‘The People’ vs ‘The Elite’: A New Global ...

July 9, 2025
At Panel VII of the ECPS Conference 2025, titled “‘The People’ in Schrödinger’s Box: Democracy Alive and Dead,” scholars Max Steuer, Justin Attard, and Robert Person explored legal populism, democratic life in small island states, and authoritarian aggression in Russia’s war on democracy. Co-chaired by Ming-Sung Kuo and Bruno Godefroy.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 7 — ‘The People’ in Schröndinger’s Box: Democracy Alive and Dead

Please cite as: ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 7 — ‘The People’ in Schröndinger’s Box: Democracy Alive and ...

July 9, 2025
Scholars examined how civil society, crisis governance, and performative protest shape democratic futures during Panel VI, “The ‘People’ in Search of Democracy,” at the ECPS Conference 2025. Speakers: Rashad Seedeen, Jana Ruwayha, and Özge Derman. Chair: Max Steuer.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 6 — The ‘People’ in Search of Democracy

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 6 — The ‘People’ in Search of Democracy.” European Center ...

July 9, 2025
At Panel 5 of the ECPS Conference 2025, titled "Governing the ‘People’: Divided Nations," scholars explored how nationalism, religion, race, and populist politics intersect to shape fractured political identities across Europe and beyond.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 5 — Governing the ‘People’: Divided Nations

Please cite as: ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 5 — Governing the ‘People’: Divided Nations.”  European Center for ...

July 9, 2025
Participants of Roundtable II – "'The People' in and against Liberal and Democratic Thought" engage in a vibrant discussion on political philosophy, populism, and the contested meanings of ‘the people’ at St Cross College, University of Oxford.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Roundtable II — ‘The People’ in and against Liberal and Democratic Thought

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Roundtable II — ‘The People’ in and against Liberal and Democratic ...

July 10, 2025
In Panel 3, Maria Jerzyk (Masaryk University) presented an interdisciplinary analysis of how children are used as symbolic tools in populist discourse in post-communist Poland.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 4 — Politics of Belonging: Voices and Silencing

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 4 — Politics of Belonging: Voices and Silencing.” European Center ...

July 10, 2025
Co-chaired by Elia Marzal and Bruno Godefroy, Panel 3, titled "Populist Threats to Constitutional Democracy," featured the EUCODEM team’s critical research on judicial erosion, the misuse of referenda, pro-independence populism, and institutional mechanisms to protect democratic systems.
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ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 3 — Populist Threats to Modern Constitutional Democracies and Potential Solutions

Please cite as:ECPS Staff. (2025). “ECPS Conference 2025 / Panel 3 — Populist Threats to Modern Constitutional Democracies and Potential ...

July 8, 2025

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Book Reviews

The Resilience of Multiculturalism: Ideas, Politics and Practice — Essays in Honour of Tariq Modood

Kenes, Bulent. (2024). “The Resilience of Multiculturalism: Ideas, Politics and Practice — Essays in Honour of Tariq Modood.” ECPS Book ...

March 4, 2025
Demonstrators of the Austrian Identitarian movement form a guard of honor of flags in Vienna, Austria on June 11, 2016. Photo: Johanna Poetsch.
Book Reviews

Discourse and Ideologies of the Radical Right

Sargi, Islam. (2024). “Discourse and Ideologies of the Radical Right” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies. December 25, ...

March 4, 2025
Distorted soft melting clock on the old books. Photo: Zef Art.
Book Reviews

Populism and Time: Temporalities of a Disruptive Politics

Kenes, Bulent. (2024). “Populism and Time: Temporalities of a Disruptive Politics.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies. November ...

March 4, 2025
A group of migrants entered the U.S. from Mexico through an opening in the border fence near Sasabe, Arizona, and turned themselves in to a waiting CBP agent on July 15, 2023. Photo: Aaron Wells.
Book Reviews

Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions

Kenes, Bulent. (2024). “Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies. November 11, 2024. https://doi.org/10.55271/br0021 ...

March 4, 2025
A woman raises the Tunisian flag during an Ennahda Party-led protest against the Tunisian president in Tunis, Tunisia on February 13, 2022. Photo: Mohamed Soufi.
Book Reviews

Islamist Parties and Power in Democratic Nation-States: A Comparative Analysis of Six Muslim-Majority Countries 

Kenes, Bulent. (2024). “Islamist Parties and Power in Democratic Nation-States: A Comparative Analysis of Six Muslim-Majority Countries.” ECPS Book Reviews. ...

March 4, 2025
Volunteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Vijyadashmi festival, a large gathering or annual meeting during Ramanavami a Hindu festival in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on October 19, 2018. Photo: Pradeep Gaurs.
Book Reviews

Saffron Republic – Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India

Kenes, Bulent. (2024). “Saffron Republic – Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism ...

March 4, 2025
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Book Reviews

A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries

Nguijoi, Gabriel Cyrille. (2024). “A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center ...

March 4, 2025
People wait in a long line to receive food donations for lunch on a downtown street in São Paulo, Brazil, during a severe economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on June 2, 2020. Photo: Nelson Antoine.
Book Reviews

Social Policies in Times of Austerity and Populism: Lessons from Brazil

Kenes, Bulent. (2024). “Social Policies in Times of Austerity and Populism: Lessons from Brazil.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for ...

March 5, 2025
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