John Ryan
A Jordan Bardella presidency would represent the most significant reconfiguration of executive power since the Fifth Republicâs founding. Even without a radical policy rupture, the symbolic impact on democratic norms and institutional trust would be profound, including significant risks for the EU, argues John Ryan Read more
Ugo Gaudino
Left-wing populists tend to be inclusionary and egalitarian towards ethnic minorities. ButâŻUgo Gaudino points out that their defence of Muslim communitiesâ religious grievances often clashes with their secular agenda. While they may de-securitise Islam, they frame other issues and groups as urgent security threats, in line with the populist friend-versus-enemy conception of politics Read more
Nelson Santos
Nelson Santos, Sofia Serra-Silva, and Tiago Silva analysed voting patterns in Portugalâs parliament. They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right Chega contradicts the partyâs anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels in what was historically a consensual parliament Read more
Michael Zeller
Many extremist organisations exist and operate in democratic societies. Some get banned by democratic authorities; others donât. Why? Using data on far-right organisations from Germany, Michael Zeller explains why governments ban only some of the organisations working to undermine Germanyâs constitutional democracy Read more
Selina Mabrouki
Populist leaders donât just claim to represent the people â theyâŻembodyâŻthem. Through strongman toughness or maternal guardianship, populists model idealised versions of a nationâs citizens, and they naturalise exclusion.âŻSelina MabroukiâŻshows how contemporary populist leaders exploit gendered role models as tools of emotional persuasion Read more
Silvia DĂaz FernĂĄndez
Research on digital violence must account for its metapolitical dimension.âŻSilvia DĂaz FernĂĄndezâŻreveals how proponents of the far-right metapolitical project are shaping public discourse to fit their anti-democratic interests. Digital violence against women, racialised people and queer communities is all part of their strategy Read more
Alexandros Ntaflos
Alexandros Ntaflos argues that Trump and Mamdaniâs unexpectedly cordial meeting reflects shared populist appeals to 'the people', and pragmatic calculations of institutional power. But as concrete policies emerge, left-right ideological divisions will reassert themselves. Future conflicts between the two will echo the broader Western shift toward radical politics Read more
Francesco Vittonetto
Brought together by a shared ideology, converging around global events, and united in their support for radical-right leaders, populist audiences on social media are becoming increasingly global. Francesco Vittonetto discusses why we can now start talking about transnational populist publics Read more
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