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October 20, 2023

🔮 South Africa’s populist EFF stirs up parliamentary affairs

Ainara Mancebo

Recent electoral success for the Economic Freedom Fighters means the global rise of populism has firmly reached South Africa. But Ainara Mancebo cautions that most of EFF's parliamentary efforts are aimed merely at criticising the ruling party, and exposing its failures. EFF pledges to transform the South African economy, she says, ring hollow

October 13, 2023

🔮 Populists and the press: a toxic relationship

Giulia Sbaraini Fontes

Populists threaten press freedom and, frequently, democracy itself. Giulia Sbaraini Fontes suggests that while news outlets may have a toxic relationship with these politicians, they also harvest immediate commercial benefits themselves, and jeopardise journalism’s credibility and legitimacy

October 10, 2023

🔮 The deep divisions in left-wing populism in Germany

Jan Philipp Thomeczek

The Left (Die Linke) in Germany is one of the most established left-wing populist parties in Europe. But it may soon experience a split, Jan Philipp Thomeczek argues, as Sahra Wagenknecht may form her own party. He places this within the German historical context, and within that of populist movements more broadly

October 4, 2023

🔮 Deliberation is no silver bullet for the ‘problem’ of populism

Kristof Jacobs

Kristof Jacobs addresses the ‘myth’ that deliberation will counteract populism, arguing that there seems to be a crucial difference between populist citizens and populist parties. There are indeed reasons to be optimistic when it comes to populist citizens, but far less optimism is warranted when it comes to populist parties

September 29, 2023

🔮 Three myths about populism in international relations

Angelos Chryssogelos

When thinking about populism in world politics, much mainstream opinion sticks to a stereotypical view of populism as a uniform phenomenon that poses a mortal threat to the international order. Angelos Chryssogelos argues that its relationship with foreign policy and the international order is much more nuanced

September 28, 2023

🔮 The resurgence of agrarian populism

Matthijs Rooduijn

Matthijs Rooduijn and Sarah de Lange argue that recent developments provide fertile ground for the resurgence of agrarian populism. The rise of the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement gives an idea of what such a resurgence might look like in the years to come

September 6, 2023

🔮 Populism: left or right?

Dani Filc

Are populist movements necessarily left or right? Dani Filc argues that populism is too complex a phenomenon to easily fit easily into the conventional political dimensions of left and right

August 31, 2023

🔮 Populism and protest at the ballot box

Alexander Langenkamp

Alexander Langenkamp and Simon Bienstman argue that populist parties appeal strongly to citizens who feel vulnerable and discontented in ways that may be more than just political. This is an important explanatory factor of the electoral success of populist parties as a symptom of 'protest at the ballot box'

August 25, 2023

🔮 The thin and chamaeleonic nature of demand for populism

Elena Baro

Scholars have been trying to understand what unifies voters of populist parties and what the prototypical populist voter looks like. Elena Baro proposes a new perspective in the study of the demand-side, that of embracing what makes the study of populism challenging: its thin and chameleonic nature

August 21, 2023

🔮 Tired Argentinian politics give victory to far-right libertarian Milei

Massimo D'Angelo

On 13 August 2023, Argentinians took part in primary elections to choose candidates for positions including the presidency. But the established candidates have dropped out of the race. Massimo D’Angelo examines the key results of this election, most notable for the victory of far-right libertarian economist Javier Milei

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🔮 South Africa’s populist EFF stirs up parliamentary affairs

🔮 Populists and the press: a toxic relationship

🔮 The deep divisions in left-wing populism in Germany

🔮 Deliberation is no silver bullet for the ‘problem’ of populism

🔮 Three myths about populism in international relations

🔮 The resurgence of agrarian populism

🔮 Populism: left or right?

🔮 Populism and protest at the ballot box

🔮 The thin and chamaeleonic nature of demand for populism

🔮 Tired Argentinian politics give victory to far-right libertarian Milei

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