Articles

Populism’s Building Complex; or: Is There Such A Thing As Populist Architecture?

September 4, 2023
Ecps Academy

ECPS Academy Summer School 2023 — Populism, war and crises: How populism interacts with crises during wartime?

October 3, 2023
Reports

Digital Authoritarianism and Activism for Digital Rights in Pakistan

August 16, 2023
Reports

Mapping Global Populism — Panel 2: Populism, Macho-Fascism and Varieties of Illiberalism in The Philippines

June 14, 2023
Articles

CHEGA! A sceptre of the mainstream Portuguese parties’ disaggregation or a spectre of fascism?

June 9, 2023

Profiles

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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. ...

February 9, 2022
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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 ...

February 9, 2022
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 ...

February 9, 2022
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 ...

February 9, 2022
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 ...

February 9, 2022
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 ...

February 9, 2022
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 ...

February 9, 2022
Jair Bolsonaro during participation in the Unica Forum 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil in June 18, 2018. Photo: Marcelo Chello
Leaders

Jair Bolsonaro: Far-Right Firebrand and Cheerleader for Dictatorship

DOWNLOAD PDF Watmough, Simon P. (2021). “Jair Bolsonaro: Far-Right Firebrand and Cheerleader for Dictatorship.” ECPS Leader Profiles. European Center for ...

February 9, 2022

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Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey King in Chinese mythology warrior tale.
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 ...

February 8, 2022

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Panoramic view from the sea to the right bank of the Bosphorus at sunset in Istanbul, Turkey on December 7, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock.
Articles

Populism’s Building Complex; or: Is There Such A Thing As Populist Architecture?

AbstractThis article argues that there is a distinctive populist approach to the built environment.  Populists claim that they alone represent ...

September 4, 2023
Photo: Matej Kastelic.
Ecps Academy

ECPS Academy Summer School 2023 — Populism, war and crises: How populism interacts with crises during wartime?

ECPS organized its third virtual Summer School on July 3-7, 2023, focusing on the interaction between populism and crises which ...

October 3, 2023
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Reports

Digital Authoritarianism and Activism for Digital Rights in Pakistan

DOWNLOAD PDF Ahmed, Zahid Shahab; Yilmaz, Ihsan; Akbarzadeh, Shahram & Bashirov, Galib. (2023). “Digital Authoritarianism and Activism for Digital Rights ...

August 16, 2023
People flooded the streets of Manila to demand justice for all the victims of extrajudicial killings that happened during the time of President Duterte on June 30, 2021. Photo: Santino Quintero.
Reports

Mapping Global Populism — Panel 2: Populism, Macho-Fascism and Varieties of Illiberalism in The Philippines

Tusor, Anita. (2023). “Mapping Global Populism — Panel 2: Populism, Macho-Fascism and Varieties of Illiberalism in The Philippines.” European Center ...

June 14, 2023
Activists protest against the rise of fascism in Portugal in Coimbra in September 2020. Photo: Joao Ferreira Simoes.
Articles

CHEGA! A sceptre of the mainstream Portuguese parties’ disaggregation or a spectre of fascism?

Abstract Over the past four decades, Portuguese voters have imprinted a solid resistance to the emergence of far-right parties in ...

June 9, 2023
Group of demonstrators on road, young people from different culture and race fight for climate change. Photo: Disobey Art.
Articles

What’s under green? Eco-populism and eco-fascism in the climate crisis

Abstract The ongoing environmental crisis has prompted various groups, organizations, and political parties to develop new strategies for addressing this ...

June 9, 2023
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Articles

The economics of pandemics and the future course of populism

Abstract The relevant literature shows that populists come to power through various rhetorics by exploiting the incumbent orders and the ...

June 9, 2023
People are attending a political rally and marching through the city streets of Melbourne with a police escort in Victoria, Australia on March 16, 2019. Photo: Adam Calaitzis.
Reports

Mapping Global Populism – Panel 1: Populism and Far-Right in Australia 

van Os, Kim & Smith, Chloe. (2023). “Mapping Global Populism – Panel 1: Populism and Far-Right in Australia.” European Center ...

June 5, 2023

Books

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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a Galil sniper rifle with outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald dela Rosa (L) at Camp Crame in Manila on April 19, 2018. Photo: Salma Bashir Motiwala.
Book Reviews

The Philippines: From ‘People Power’ to Democratic Backsliding

In his recently released book, scholar Mark R. Thompson underscores how the “people power” narrative gradually lost credibility in the ...

June 14, 2023
Book Reviews

The Turkish Malaise – A Critical Essay

Girdap, Hafza. (2022). “The Turkish Malaise – A Critical Essay.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). April ...

April 6, 2022
Anti-vaccine activists protest outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's official residence in Albany, New York on June 14, 2020. Photo: Wirestock Creators.
Book Reviews

The Great Recoil: Politics after Populism and the Pandemic 

Wolf, Maximilian. (2022). “The Great Recoil: Politics after Populism and the Pandemic.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies. ...

March 9, 2022
A young African woman hugging a white northern woman after a protest. Photo: Sabrina Bracher.
Book Reviews

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 ...

July 30, 2022
People passing by portraits of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey on December 28, 2015.
Book Reviews

Creating the Desired Citizen: Ideology, State and Islam in Turkey

Demir, Mustafa, (2022). “Creating the Desired Citizen: Ideology, State and Islam in Turkey by Ihsan Yilmaz.” ECPS Book Reviews. European ...

February 20, 2022
English Defence League (EDF) stages a rally to protest the "Islamisation" of the UK in Birmingham on April 8, 2017. Photo: Alexandre Rotenberg.
Book Reviews

Liberal Roots of Far Right Activism – The Anti-Islamic Movement in the 21st Century

Girdap, Hafza. (2022). “Liberal Roots of Far Right Activism – The Anti-Islamic Movement in the 21st Century.” ECPS Book Reviews. ...

February 8, 2022
Book Reviews

Red Milk: A Cautionary Tale

Hart, Heidi. (2021). “Red Milk: A Cautionary Tale.” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies. January 20, 2022. https://doi.org/10.55271/br0006 ...

February 8, 2022
Man surrounded by crowd holding a banner with the message about racism in a peaceful protest against racism and US police brutality in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on June 07 2020.
Book Reviews

Why Race Still Matters?

Colak, F.Zehra. (2021). “Why Race Still Matters?” ECPS Book Reviews. European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). December 20, 2021. https://doi.org/10.55271/br0005 ...

February 8, 2022
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