Independent local lists are often seen as a sign of democratic community organisation. More than that, write Fred Paxton and Eliška Drápalová, their rise may actually limit the success of populist parties among voters disenchanted with mainstream politics
The study of populism has typically focused on national-level politics, leaving subnational politics lost in the shuffle. Eliška Drápalová argues that underestimating the importance of the sub-national level limits our understanding of the impact that populist movements have – and misses the fascinating developments happening below the national surface
Research Fellow, Research Group Politics of Digitalization (POLDI), Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin
Eliška has been a research fellow at the WZB since January 2022.
Prior to that, she was involved as a guest researcher.
She obtained her PhD in Political Economy from the European University Institute in Florence.
She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Organizations, Management and Leadership Cluster of the Hertie School in Berlin as well as the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Eliška is a comparative political scientist and administration scholar interested in the quality of government and regulation in cities, local political representation and the effect of technology on public administration.
She co-directs a DFG-funded project on regulating platform companies in EU cities and regions together with Kai Wegrich from the Hertie School.
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